Mumbai: Former Personal Secretary of Anil Deshmukh, Sanjeev Palande, who was suspended after he was named in an alleged corruption case, has been reinstated and is posted because the Deputy Commissioner (Entertainment Tax), Konkan Bhavan, Navi Mumbai.

However, Palande confronted a peculiar drawback to attend his work because the Bombay High Court whereas granting him bail had imposed a situation that he mustn’t depart the jurisdiction of Mumbai. Palande was required to journey to Navi Mumbai each day to take care of his obligation. Palande moved a plea earlier than the excessive courtroom for modification of the situation, he wanted a direct leisure to take over his posting. Palande’s lawyer Akash Pandey, therefore moved the courtroom to allow him to journey to Navi Mumbai. The plea was opposed by the ED.

The particular MP and MLA choose RN Rokade, nevertheless, noticed, “It is not the case of the prosecution that the applicant has violated any of the terms and conditions imposed upon him. The applicant has already taken the charge of the Deputy Commissioner (Entertainment Tax) at Konkan Bhavan, Navi Mumbai. Having regard to the entire gamut of the circumstances, especially the factum of the reinstatement of the applicant, I am of the considered view that he is a fit case for granting permission to the applicant to travel to Navi Mumbai for attending the office at Konkan Bhavan, Navi Mumbai.”

Palande was first arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on June 26, 2021 within the cash laundering case linked to former house minister Anil Deshmukh. The CBI had registered the case in opposition to Deshmukh on April 21, 2021 following a preliminary inquiry ordered by the HC. The CBI FIR was primarily based on allegations levelled by the previous Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh. Based on CBI’s case, ED took up the probe in cash laundering in May 2021.

The case was primarily based on the allegations made by Singh and dismissed police officer Sachin Vaze who claimed that on Deshmukh’s directions he had been amassing funds from bar and restaurant house owners of town.

Published on: Saturday, March 16, 2024, 10:45 PM IST