The Supreme Court on Tuesday (January 6, 2026) said that the interim bail granted to journalist Mahesh Langa in December in a money laundering case will continue to operate even as the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) informed the court about the commencement of trial in the case.
Appearing before a Bench headed by the Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the ED, stated that the trial was likely to be concluded in three months. He successfully urged the top court to defer the hearing for three months.
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Mr. Langa, said his client had cooperated with the trial, and witnesses had been examined.
“You continue to cooperate. It will be over,” Chief Justice Kant addressed Mr. Langa’s side.
The chargesheet in the case refers to only an amount of ₹68 lakh, Mr. Sibal said. But Mr. Mehta stated it was not true. Mr. Sibal said in an aside that “nowadays governments can go beyond the chargesheet”.
