New Delhi, May 11 -- The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to former Jharkhand Minister and Congress leader Alamgir Alam and his former personal secretary, Sanjeev Lal, in a money laundering case linked to the alleged collection of commissions from contractors in exchange for government tenders.

A bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and N. Kotiswar Singh passed the order after hearing submissions from both the petitioners and the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

The ED had arrested Alamgir Alam on May 15, 2024, days after conducting raids that led to the recovery of more than Rs.32.20 crore in cash from premises linked to his associates.

Earlier, the Jharkhand High Court had rejected the bail pleas of Alamgir Alam and Sanjeev Lal, promptin...