The Supreme Court on Friday, October 31, sought the response of the Centre and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on a plea of former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel’s son challenging certain provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act and his arrest by the probe agency in the alleged liquor scam in the state.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi asked the Additional Solicitor General S V Raju, appearing for the Centre and the ED, to file the response to the plea in 10 days.

”More than grounds of arrest, it’s about interpretation of law…How long can you keep the accused in custody,” Justice Bagchi asked Raju.

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Chaitanya Baghel, who was arrested by the ED on July 18, said the agency arrested his client on the groun

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