Controversial meat exporter Moin Qureshi granted bail

New Delhi: Controversial meat exporter Moin Qureshi was on Tuesday granted bail in a money laundering case by a special court, which said he cannot be punished by keeping him incarcerated before his conviction.

Noting that the allegations against Qureshi were serious, Special judge Arun Bharadwaj put several conditions while granting the relief on a personal bond and a surety of Rs two lakh each.

The court directed the accused to deposit his passport, not to leave the country without its prior permission and not to influence the witnesses in the case.

In a 20-page order, the court said the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is probing the case, availed full opportunity to unearth the offence of money laundering allegedly committed by Qureshi and from time to time and his custody was given to the ED to the maximum extent permissible under the law.

"Now the complaint has been filed. Statements of the prosecution witnesses have been recorded... The required documents necessary for prosecuting the applicant have been gathered during investigation," it said.