The Bombay High Court on Thursday further extended till March 14 the interim relief from arrest granted to Mandakini Khadse, wife of NCP leader Eknath Khadse, who has been booked by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a Pune land grab case.
A single-judge bench of Justice Sarang V Kotwal adjourned the hearing in Mandakini’s anticipatory bail plea, which was moved after the special court in December last year rejected the same. Khadse’s lawyer submitted that she is cooperating with the probe.
On October 14 last year, the high court had granted interim protection from arrest to Mandakini and the same was extended from time to time thereafter. On December 7, the high court waived Mandakini’s appearance before the ED and said that as and when she is required to appear, the investigating agency should give her 24-hour prior notice.
