The Supreme Court on Friday (October 31, 2025) asked the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) to respond to Chaitanya Baghel, son of former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, who challenged the legality of his arrest in a liquor scam case on the ground that he did not cooperate with the investigation.
Issuing notice to the ED, a Bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi also raised the point of investigating agencies stalling trial proceedings from beginning by “endlessly” continuing with the investigation, as a result of which the accused continue to languish in prison as an undertrial.
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