Archive · 5 Aug 2026
Madhya Pradesh High Court Grants Bail To Former RTO Constable
A man named Saurabh Sharma used to work as a traffic police officer in India.
A special team called the Enforcement Directorate thought he had more money than he should, so he was arrested.
He had been in jail since February 10, 2025.
He asked the courts to let him out on bail several times, but they said no.
He even asked for temporary freedom because his wife needed surgery, but that was also refused.
Then his lawyers said the investigation was finished and the official papers were ready.
A judge named Justice Ajay Kumar Nirankari agreed that keeping him in jail was no longer needed.
The judge let him go with a promise called a personal bond of Rs 10 lakh.
His trial will still continue, and he must follow all the bail conditions.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court granted bail to former RTO constable Saurabh Sharma in a money laundering and disproportionate assets case.
Justice Ajay Kumar Nirankari of the Jabalpur Bench passed the order, allowing Sharma's third bail plea.
Sharma was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on February 10, 2025, and had remained in judicial custody since then.
The court noted the investigation is complete and the chargesheet has been filed, leaving no valid reason to keep him in custody.
Sharma was released on a personal bond of Rs 10 lakh with conditions, after his earlier bail pleas were rejected by lower courts, the High Court, and the Supreme Court.
- Who
- Saurabh Sharma, a former RTO constable, and Justice Ajay Kumar Nirankari of the Madhya Pradesh High Court's Jabalpur Bench; the Enforcement Directorate made the arrest.
- What
- The Madhya Pradesh High Court granted bail to Sharma in a money laundering and disproportionate assets case, allowing his third bail plea after the investigation was completed and a chargesheet was filed.
- When
- The bail order was passed on Tuesday; Sharma was arrested on February 10, 2025.
- Where
- Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, at the Jabalpur Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
- Why
- The court found no valid reason to keep Sharma in judicial custody because the investigation was complete and the chargesheet had already been filed.
- Court
- Madhya Pradesh High Court (Jabalpur Bench)
- Presiding Judge
- Justice Ajay Kumar Nirankari
- Accused
- Saurabh Sharma, former RTO constable
- Case Type
- Money laundering and disproportionate assets
- Arresting Agency
- Enforcement Directorate (ED)
- Arrest Date
- February 10, 2025
- Bail Condition
- Personal bond of Rs 10 lakh
- Bail Plea Status
- Third bail plea granted; earlier pleas rejected