A special PMLA court in Ranchi granted bail to suspended Jharkhand cadre IAS officer Pooja Singhal on Saturday in a money laundering case.
The court set the condition that Singhal furnish two bonds of Rs 2 lakh each and deposit her passport, as PTI reported.
Singhal’s lawyer confirmed that the bail was granted after the court reviewed her petition over two days. Singhal has been in custody since May 11, 2022, following raids on properties linked to her in connection with the case.
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The money laundering case pertains to alleged corruption in the implementation of MGNREGA, the Centre’s rural employment scheme. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has accused Singhal, a former state mines department secretary, of money laundering, and seized over Rs 36 crore in cash linked to illegal mining activities in two cases.
On February 10, 2023, the Supreme Court granted Singhal interim bail for two months to care for her ailing daughter.
In addition to Singhal, the ED raided properties linked to her businessman husband, a chartered accountant associated with the couple, and others as part of its investigation. Singhal was suspended from her position following her arrest.