Breaking: No Interim Relief To Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi High Court Issues Notice To ED On Plea Challenging Arrest And Remand

The Delhi High Court today issued notice on a plea moved by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and six days of remand in the money laundering case related to the alleged liquor policy scam case.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma however declined the sitting CM any relief for now and issued notice on his interim application seeking immediate release.This was after Additional Solicitor General SV Raju appearing for ED submitted that...

[S. 45 PMLA] Twin Conditions For Bail Not Required To Be Fulfilled When Release In Police Custody Ordered: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court made it clear that the twin condition under Section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), is not required to be complied with when the Court has ordered release in police custody.According to Section 45 of the PMLA, bail can be granted to an accused in a money laundering case only if twin conditions are satisfied - there should be prima facie satisfaction that the accused has not committed the offence and that he is not likely to commit any...

If PMLA Is Misused, Nation Will Suffer; Negative Perceptions May Arise About ED : SC Judge Justice Ujjal Bhuyan

Supreme Court judge Justice Ujjal Bhuyan spoke on the need to judiciously use the powers under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and cautioned that if the law is misused, negative perceptions may rise against the Enforcement Directorate. The nation will suffer if the law is misused, he stressed.Justice Bhuyan appealed to all stakeholders to apply the PMLA in its true spirit, having regard to the objective of the legislation and keeping in mind the overarching constitutional mandate...

Arvind Kejriwal Moves Delhi High Court Challenging Arrest, ED Remand In Liquor Policy Case

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has moved the Delhi High Court challenging his arrest by Enforcement Directorate (ED) and six days of remand in the money laundering case related to the alleged liquor policy scam case.Kejriwal was arrested by ED on March 21 at around 9 PM. Yesterday, the trial court had remanded him to ED custody till March 28. As per Aam Aadmi Party's legal team, the plea submits that the arrest and remand are illegal and thus, Kejriwal is entitled to be...

Justice Bhuyan Cautions Against The Misuse Of PMLA, Underscoring Its Importance In Fighting Financial Crimes At The Book Launch Of "Treatise On PMLA – Law And Practice" By Akhilesh S. Dubey.

Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, while speaking at the launch of the book "Treatise on PMLA – Law and Practice" by advocate Mr. Akhilesh Dubey, highlighted the need for all the stakeholders to apply the PMLA in its true spirit having regard to the objective of the legislation and keeping in mind the overarching Constitutional mandate of Article 21 of the Constitution of India. He emphasised that PMLA is a potent weapon in the fight against crime-tainted money, but the weapon loses its potency if it...

ED Arrests Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal In Liquor Policy Case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday arrested Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the money laundering case related to the alleged liquor policy scam. Earlier today, a division bench of Delhi High Court refused to pass orders granting interim protection from coercive action at this stage to Kejriwal in the case.Kejriwal has moved the Delhi High Court challenging the summons issued to him by the central probe agency. He has also filed an application seeking interim protection....

Delhi High Court Refuses To Grant Interim Protection From ED Arrest To CM Arvind Kejriwal In Liquor Policy Case

The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to pass orders granting interim protection from coercive action at this stage to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the money laundering case related to the alleged liquor policy case. “We have heard both the sides. However, at this stage, we are not inclined [to pass any order],” a division bench comprising Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Manoj Jain said.However, the bench granted liberty to the Enforcement Directorate to file...

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Won't Summon Sr Adv Nalini Chidambaram To Kolkata In Sharada Chit Fund Case Till July 10 : ED Tells Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today deferred till July 10 a plea filed by Senior Advocate Nalini Chidambaram (wife of ex-Finance Minister P Chidambaram) against ED summons requiring her to appear outside her ordinary place of residence. It may be recalled that she has been roped in by agencies in relation to the Saradha chit fund scam case.In passing the order, what weighed with the Bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal was a submission by Sr Adv Kapil Sibal (appearing for Nalini) that she had...

AAP Leader Satyendar Jain Prima Facie Guilty Of Money Laundering, ED Collected Sufficient Materials: Supreme Court

In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Monday (March 18) observed that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendar Jain, along with his aides Ankush Jain and Vaibhav Jain, are prima facie guilty of the alleged offences of money laundering.“Having regard to the totality of the facts and circumstances of the case, we are of the opinion that the appellants have miserably failed to satisfy us that there are reasonable grounds for believing that they are not guilty of the alleged offences. On...

Supreme Court Denies Bail To AAP Leader Satyendar Jain In Money Laundering Case, Asks Him To Surrender Forthwith

The Supreme Court on Monday (March 18) declined to grant bail to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendar Jain in a money laundering case. It also cancelled the interim bail granted to him and asked Jain to surrender forthwith.Jain was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in May 2022 on charges of money laundering under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. He, along with others, were accused of laundering money through three companies during 2010-12 and 2015-16. The AAP leader is...