Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail to Saumya Chaurasia in Coal-Levy Scam Case

The Supreme Court has granted interim bail to Saumya Chaurasia, former deputy secretary to Chhattisgarh chief minister, accused in a money-laundering case related to a coal-levy scam. Chaurasia had spent over a year and nine months in custody without trial commencement. The court urged caution against her reinstatement and influence on witnesses.

The Supreme Court granted interim bail on Wednesday to Saumya Chaurasia, former deputy secretary to Chhattisgarh's ex-chief minister, who is implicated in a money-laundering case associated with a coal-levy scam.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta, and Ujjal Bhuyan acknowledged that Chaurasia had been in custody for over a year and nine months, yet no charges had been framed, nor had the trial begun.

The court instructed the Chhattisgarh government not to reinstate Chaurasia until further notice and mandated her to appear before the trial court when required, prohibiting her from influencing witnesses.