'I Have Spent Over 100 Days In Jail, What Was My Crime?' Sanjay Raut After Getting Bail

Earlier in the day, the Bombay High Court refused to grant urgent stay on the bail granted to Raut in the Patra Chawl scam case.

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut

New Delhi: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut after getting bail on Wednesday said he has spent 100 days in jail and that he doesn’t hold grudges against anybody, news agency ANI reported.

“We fought the case and court's observation came. We didn't do anything wrong. I don't hold grudges against anybody. I've spent over 100 days in jail, what was my crime? There can be a difference of opinion in democracy,” ANI quoted Raut as saying.

We fought the case & court's observation came. We didn't do anything wrong. I don't hold grudges against anybody. I've spent over 100 days in jail, what was my crime? There can be a difference of opinion in democracy: Shiv Sena (Uddhav) MP Sanjay Raut after coming out of jail pic.twitter.com/rA9miWhSIp

— ANI (@ANI) November 9, 2022

Earlier in the day, the Bombay High Court refused to grant urgent stay on the bail granted to Raut in the Patra Chawl scam case. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had moved HC seeking stay on his release. However, the HC is now set to hear the plea on Thursday.

A single-judge bench of Justice Bharati Dangre refused to grant an urgent stay and noted that it cannot pass such an order when bail is granted, without first hearing both parties.

"I have not even looked at the order. I don't know on what grounds the bail has been granted. I don't know on what grounds you (ED) have challenged the order. How can I grant a stay now without even hearing the parties...even if I have to make a prima facie order now," news agency PTI quoted Justice Dangre as saying.

However, the bench said it would hear the ED's plea seeking cancellation of the bail granted on Thursday.

Meanwhile, Raut visited the Siddhivinayak Temple to seek blessings of Lord Ganesh soon after his release. The Sena MP was accompanied by his brother, MLA Sunil Raut, and party leaders during his visit to the iconic temple in Prabhadevi in central Mumbai.

It is to be noted that the case pertains to alleged financial irregularities in the redevelopment of Patra Chawl and related financial transactions involving Sanjay Raut's wife and associates.