A special PMLA court here on Saturday granted bail to suspended Jharkhand cadre IAS officer Pooja Singhal in a money laundering case.
He was granted bail on the condition of surrendering his passport and a bond of two lakh rupees.
Singhal’s lawyer said that after the court heard the bail application for two days, he was released on bail.
Sinhal has been in custody since May 11, 2022, after properties belonging to him were raided in a money laundering case.
The case relates to alleged corruption in the implementation of MGNREGA, the Centre’s flagship scheme for rural employment.
The ED has charged Singhal, former secretary of the state mines department, with money laundering. The agency also seized over Rs 36 crore in cash related to alleged illegal mining in two money laundering cases.
On February 10, 2023, the Supreme Court granted Singhal interim bail for two months to enable him take care of his ailing daughter.
Apart from the 2000 batch IAS officer, the premises belonging to her businessman husband, a chartered accountant belonging to the couple and others were also raided by the ED as part of the investigation.
Singhal was suspended after his arrest.