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The Gujarat High Court today granted bail to suspended IAS officer Pradeep Sharma in a money laundering case being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Justice A J Desai granted bail to Sharma after taking into account a recent Supreme Court judgement that struck down the section 45 (1) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) as "unconstitutional". The section imposed certain conditions for release of an accused on bail like requiring the trial court to hear the government pleader and consider evidences against him while deciding his bail plea.