BENGALURU
The High Court has granted bail to former MUDA Commissioner GT Dinesh, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the illegal allotment of MUD land case against former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
The order was made by a bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna, who granted the bail application filed by the fifth accused, GT Dinesh, in connection with the case registered by the ED.
The applicant shall furnish a personal bond of Rs. 5 lakh and two sureties satisfactory to the trial Court in the same amount. He shall not attempt to tamper with the prosecution evidence or obstruct the investigation, either directly or indirectly. He shall be required to appear for hearing on all the dates fixed for hearing, unless excused by the trial court for cause. The High Court has made it clear that the Enforcement Directorate is at liberty to seek cancellation of the bail order of the applicant in case of violation of any of these conditions.
GT Dinesh Kumar is facing allegations of misusing his power and illegally allotting plots to ineligible persons during his tenure as Muda Commissioner. The Enforcement Directorate, which has registered a case under the PMLA Act in this regard, arrested Dinesh on September 17, 2025. He is currently in judicial custody. After that, on October 5, the ED attached properties worth about Rs 40 crore belonging to Dinesh Kumar.
Also, a chargesheet was filed against Dinesh Kumar on November 19, 2025, alleging that he illegally allotted 283 plots worth a total of over Rs 450 crore to ineligible persons.
On October 10, 2025, the Special Court of People’s Representatives dismissed Dinesh Kumar’s bail application. Therefore, he approached the High Court. The High Court, which rejected that application on January 20, 2026, had advised Dinesh that he could re-apply for bail after three months if the circumstances had changed.
Dinesh was granted bail by the People’s Representatives Court on March 16, but was not released due to the pending ED case. He later filed another application in the High Court on June 2 seeking bail.
