Gujarat Journalist Mahesh Langa Granted Bail by SC, Not Allowed to Write Anything About the Case
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Former The Hindu journalist Mahesh Langa is currently in jail in connection with the money laundering case. |
The Supreme Court directed the special court to conduct daily hearings. The court instructed Langa not to write any articles on the case and not to cause any delays in the proceedings. The bench stated that if the order is violated, his bail could be revoked.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appeared for the Enforcement Directorate (ED). He opposed the bail, arguing that extortion by a journalist is a serious offense and that he should not be granted bail. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal represented the journalist in court.
The next hearing in the case is scheduled for January 6. The ED has been directed to file a status report on Langa's compliance with the bail conditions. Charges have not yet been framed in the case, and the ED has named nine witnesses.
Journalist Mahesh Langa was first arrested on October 7, 2024, in a GST fraud case and subsequently arrested on February 20, 2025, in a money laundering case. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul Pancholi granted interim bail while hearing the journalist's bail plea.
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Langa is currently in jail in connection with the money laundering case. The ED initiated action against him based on an FIR registered by the Ahmedabad police. Mahesh Langa is accused of fraud, criminal breach of trust, alleged extortion, and misappropriation of crores of rupees. Langa was initially arrested in October 2024 in a GST fraud case, while the ED formally arrested him in the money laundering case on February 25, 2025.
On July 31, the Gujarat High Court had rejected Langa's bail plea in the money laundering case, stating that granting him bail would prejudice the prosecution's case. On February 25, the ED had stated that it had arrested Langa in a money laundering case related to an alleged financial fraud. He was first arrested in October 2024 in a GST fraud case.
The money laundering case against Mahesh Langa is based on two FIRs filed by the Ahmedabad police, which allege fraud, criminal misappropriation, criminal breach of trust, cheating, and causing losses of millions of rupees to several individuals.
