The Supreme Court today rejected the Enforcement Directorate's appeal against the bail granted to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren in a money laundering case connected to an alleged land scam.

On June 28, the Jharkhand High Court granted bail to Hemant Soren, stating that the records did not show his "direct involvement" in the alleged scam. The Supreme Court later concurred with this view, finding that the Jharkhand High Court's judgment was "very well reasoned."

"We are not inclined to interfere with the impugned order," the bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan said.