The Jharkhand High Court seeks a response from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) regarding a bail petition filed by former state Chief Minister Hemant Soren in a money laundering case tied to a land scam.

In his petition, Soren called for an urgent hearing, which was set before Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay's bench today. He argued that his name does not appear in any documents concerning the 8.5 acres of land in the bargain circle and maintained that no offence under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act applies to him.

Soren contended that the ED's case is based solely on statements from individuals claiming the land belongs to him, without any supporting documentation.

The new bail petition filed by Soren emphasized that the ED lacks any documents pertaining to the 8.5 acres of land it accuses him of illegally acquiring.

Furthermore, the petition noted that under Jharkhand's CNT (Chota Nagpur Tenancy) Act, the land cannot be transferred to anyone under any circumstances. During today's hearing, the ED requested three to four weeks to submit its response.

However, Justice Mukhopadhyay granted them two weeks and scheduled the next hearing for June 10 at 4 pm.