A Delhi court on Saturday granted bail to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan in connection with a complaint registered by the Enforcement Directorate against him for allegedly not complying with the summons in the Delhi Waqf Board money laundering case.
The order was passed by Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Divya Malhotra of Rouse Avenue Court after Khan appeared before it.
The ACMM granted him bail on a personal bond of Rs 15,000 and one surety of the like amount.
The federal agency had recently moved a complaint against Khan under Section 174 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860, read with Section 63 (4) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act for non-attendance in compliance of Section 50 of PMLA, 2002.
The complaint alleged that despite being issued in the case related to the alleged irregularities in the appointment in Delhi Waqf Board and leasing of its properties, Khan neither appeared before ED nor joined the probe.
Appearing for the national agency, Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) Simon Benjamin submitted that Khan has elevated his role from witness to accused by filing an anticipatory bail plea and running away from the investigation.
He said ED will never be able to conclude the probe against the AAP MLA because he was not presenting himself before the agency.