Updated On: 28 June, 2024 11:53 AM IST | Ranchi | mid-day online correspondent
Former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on January 31 in connection with the money laundering case.

Hemant Soren/ File Photo
The Jharkhand High Court on Friday granted bail to former Chief Minister Hemant Soren in a money laundering case linked to a land scam. The HC had reserved its verdict on Soren`s bail plea on June 13, reported PTI.
According to the report, his senior counsel Arunabh Chowdhury said that prima facie Former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren is not guilty of offence. He told PTI, "Bail has been granted to Soren. The court has held that prima facie he is not guilty of the offence and there is no likelihood of the petitioner committing an offence when on bail."