The bench has now scheduled the plea for hearing after four weeks.
The senior lawyer stated that the top court had granted bail to Singh after his over three-year incarceration in the case, and he now fears a fresh arrest in light of the filing of the new supplementary charge sheet.
"There shall be no coercive action against the petitioner," the bench stated while issuing notice to the CBI on Singh's fresh plea for bail.
The Supreme Court had granted bail to Yadav Singh on October 1, 2019.
"After hearing learned counsel for the parties, we deem it appropriate to release the petitioner on bail, subject to the terms and conditions to be imposed by the trial court. However, since Tushar Mehta, solicitor general, has an apprehension that if let out on bail, evidence/witnesses may be tampered with, it will be open for the respondent to apply for cancellation..." the top court had stated in 2019.
On October 25, 2019, the top court had granted bail to Yadav Singh in a separate and consequential money laundering case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate.
In 2015, the ED had filed money laundering charges against Singh, who served as the engineer-in-chief of the Noida Authority, Greater Noida Authority, and Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority, based on an FIR lodged by the CBI.
Earlier, the Income Tax department had revealed that a raid in November 2014 had uncovered Singh's significantly disproportionate assets compared to his income, leading to his suspension by the then Uttar Pradesh government.
In July 2015, the Allahabad High Court had directed the CBI to investigate the case, stating that the allegations were very serious.
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