<span style="color: #222222;">The Enforcement Directorate moved the Supreme Court today challenging the Delhi High Court decision granting bail to Karnataka Congress leader D K Shivakumar in a money laundering case. </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' He was arrested by the ED on 3rd of September and walked out of the Tihar Jail on Wednesday evening. He was in judicial custody as the trial court had denied him bail in the case. The High Court on Wednesday granted him bail saying he cannot tamper with the evidence as the documents are with the investigating agencies.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' Shivakumar, a seven-time MLA in Karnataka, was booked along with Hanumanthaiah– an employee at Karnataka Bhavan in New Delhi and others for alleged offences under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' The case was based on a charge sheet filed by the Income Tax Department against them last year. The I-T Department has accused Shivakumar and his alleged associate S K Sharma of indulging in transactions involving huge amounts of unaccounted money on a regular basis through 'hawala' channels with the help of three other accused. </span><br />''  <br />