Archive · 8 Dec 2025
SC Hears Plea on Journalist's Bail
The Supreme Court of India is looking at a case about a journalist named Mahesh Langa who is asking for bail.
He is in jail because of a money laundering case linked to some financial fraud.
The court asked the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is like a financial crime investigator, to give their response within three days.
The journalist's lawyer, Kapil Sibal, said that Langa is facing many cases and that these are just allegations.
The court will decide on December 15 if Langa should be released on bail or not.
The ED said they need more time to respond because their top lawyer was not available.
The Supreme Court asked the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to respond within three days to journalist Mahesh Langa's bail plea in a money laundering case.
The court set the next hearing date for December 15.
Langa's lawyer, Kapil Sibal, argued that Langa is facing multiple cases and these are just allegations.
The ED requested a short adjournment as the Solicitor General was unavailable.
The Gujarat High Court had earlier rejected Langa's bail plea, citing potential prejudice to the prosecution case.
- Who
- Mahesh Langa (journalist) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED)
- What
- Hearing on bail plea in a money laundering case
- When
- December 15
- Where
- Supreme Court of India
- Why
- To decide on the bail plea of journalist Mahesh Langa
- Petitioner
- Mahesh Langa (journalist)
- Respondents
- Enforcement Directorate (ED)
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Hearing Date
- December 15
- Bench
- Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi
- Case Type
- Bail plea in money laundering case
- Journalist's Status
- Jailed
- ED's Response Deadline
- Three days from December 8
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