A sessions court in Chennai dismissed the bail petition of DMK Minister V Senthil Balaji on Wednesday. Balaji was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in June in connection with a money laundering case. "Considering the gravity of offence, overwhelming materials against the petitioner, the status of the petitioner and the fact that the petitioner has not satisfied the twin conditions of Section 45 of the PMLA, this court does not find reasonable grounds for believing that the petitioner was not guilty of the offence or that he is not likely to commit any offence while on bail and taking overall view of the matter, the court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner on merits and also on medical grounds", the judge added.