No Interim Protection to ex home minister of Maharashtra Anil Deshmukh in Money Laundering Case Admin Mon, Aug 16, 2021, at ,04:23 PM A big blow to ex-Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, the Supreme Court refused to stay against any coercive action in a money laundering case. the three judge bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, Krishna Murari, and V Ramasubramanian while granting Deshmukh liberty to access remedies under CrPC, 1973. The controversy came to the fore on February 20 when ex-Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh leveled serious 'extortion' charges against Anil Deshmukh. In a letter addressed to Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray, Singh refuted Deshmukh's remarks that his transfer was due to serious lapses in the Antilia bomb scare case. Furthermore, he alleged that the NCP leader had asked Sachin Vaze to extort Rs.100 crore per month from 1750 bars, restaurants and other establishments in Mumbai. On May 11, the ED filed an ECIR against Anil Deshmukh under the PMLA for allegedly obtaining illegal gratification which was based on the corruption case registered by the CBI.