<p class="title">Special Court Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar will pass an order on former minister D K Shivakumar's bail application on Wednesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Shivakumar, who was arrested by Enforcement Directorate under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on September 3, is in judicial custody. </p>.<p class="bodytext">While Shivakumar sought the bail on health grounds, the ED opposed the bail saying accused may influence witness and tamper proofs.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The ED had in September last year registered a money laundering case against Shivakumar, Haumanthaiah, an employee at the Karnataka Bhavan in New Delhi, and others. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The case was based on a charge sheet (prosecution complaint) filed by the Income Tax Department against them last year before a special court in Bengaluru on charges of alleged tax evasion and "hawala" transactions worth crores.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The I-T department has accused Shivakumar and his alleged associate S K Sharma of transporting huge amount of unaccounted cash on a regular basis through "hawala" channels with the help of three other accused.</p>.<p class="bodytext">So far nine persons including Belagavi Rural Assembly segment Congress MLA Laxmi Hebbalkar have appeared before the ED for inquiry in connection with this case. </p>
<p class="title">Special Court Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar will pass an order on former minister D K Shivakumar's bail application on Wednesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Shivakumar, who was arrested by Enforcement Directorate under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on September 3, is in judicial custody. </p>.<p class="bodytext">While Shivakumar sought the bail on health grounds, the ED opposed the bail saying accused may influence witness and tamper proofs.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The ED had in September last year registered a money laundering case against Shivakumar, Haumanthaiah, an employee at the Karnataka Bhavan in New Delhi, and others. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The case was based on a charge sheet (prosecution complaint) filed by the Income Tax Department against them last year before a special court in Bengaluru on charges of alleged tax evasion and "hawala" transactions worth crores.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The I-T department has accused Shivakumar and his alleged associate S K Sharma of transporting huge amount of unaccounted cash on a regular basis through "hawala" channels with the help of three other accused.</p>.<p class="bodytext">So far nine persons including Belagavi Rural Assembly segment Congress MLA Laxmi Hebbalkar have appeared before the ED for inquiry in connection with this case. </p>
