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Supreme Court expresses reservations about HC bail order, declines to interfere
The case involves the Enforcement Directorate (ED) challenging a bail order granted by the Madras High Court to Jaffer Sadiq, an ex-DMK member.
The Supreme Court dismissed the ED's appeal against this bail decision.
Who it concerns: Petitioner: The Assistant Director (Enforcement Directorate). Respondents: Jaffer Sadiq and others. Bench: Justice M.M. Sundresh and Justice Augustine George Masih.
What the court decided
- The Court dismissed the Special Leave Petitions filed by the petitioner.
- The Court stated it had reservations about the impugned High Court order but declined to interfere because the order was passed more than a year prior.
- The Court held that the decision shall not be treated as a precedent.
Also in the document
- The Court explicitly expressed 'reservations' regarding the High Court's order but chose not to interfere due to the time elapsed.
- The Court directed that the judgment not be used as a legal precedent.
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Supreme Court of India — orders & judgments
Court order · Ref. – The Assistant Director v. Jaffer Sadiq Etc. · 5 Sep 2026
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