Arvind Kejriwal Gets Bail In ED's Complaints Alleging Non-Compliance Of Summons In Liquor Policy Case

A Delhi Court on Saturday granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the complaints moved by Enforcement Directorate (ED) for not complying with the summons issued to him in the money laundering case related to the alleged liquor policy scam.Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Divya Malhotra of Rouse Avenue Courts granted bail to Kejriwal subjecting to him furnishing bail bond to the sum of Rs 15,000 and a surety of like amount.The court has now listed the matter for...

Liquor Policy: Delhi Court Refuses To Stay Summons Issued To CM Arvind Kejriwal By Magisterial Court

A Delhi Court on Friday refused to stay two orders of a magisterial court summoning Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the complaints moved by Enforcement Directorate (ED) alleging non compliance of the summons issued to him by the agency in the alleged liquor policy scam.Special CBI Judge Rakesh Syal of Rouse Avenue Courts rejected the interim stay request of Kejriwal in his revision petitions against the summoning orders. “The request for stay has been declined. For exemption, you...

ED Summons Can't Be Quashed Merely Because Documents Required For Confrontation Or Probe Not Specified In It: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has said that the summons issued by Enforcement Directorate (ED) cannot be quashed merely because relevant documents required for investigation or confrontation with an accused have not been specified in them.Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta said the summoning, in exercise of statutory powers, cannot be stalled merely on mere apprehension that the accused may be arrested and prosecuted on basis of summons issued after registration of ECIR in the proceedings initiated by ED.The...

Calcutta High Court Tells ED, CBI To Increase Conviction Rates In Corruption Cases, Follow Examples Of Japan & Singapore

The Calcutta High Court has asked agencies such as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to increase the rates of convictions in corruption cases to close to 100% and follow the lead of developed countries such as Japan and Singapore, whose conviction rate in corruption cases was around 80% to enable the country to become corruption free.A division bench of Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Ajay Kumar Gupta was hearing a bail plea by Kuntal Ghosh, an accused...

MLAs Not Above Law, Cooperating With Investigation Also Public Service: Delhi High Court Denies Pre-Arrest Bail To AAP's Amanatullah Khan

The Delhi High Court on Monday denied anticipatory bail to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan in a money laundering case connected to the alleged irregularities in the Delhi Waqf Board recruitment during his chairmanship.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma denied the relief to Khan taking note of his conduct of avoiding the repeated summons issued to him by ED and not joining the investigation. “Repeated disobedience of summons of the investigating agency is equivalent to...

Book Launch: "Treatise On PMLA (Prevention Of Money Laundering Act, 2002 ) Law And Practice" By Akhilesh S. Dubey [17th March]

'Bharat' invites you for the Book Release of "Treatise On PMLA (Prevention Of Money Laundering Act, 2002 ) Law And Practice" By Akhilesh S. Dubey.Date: 17th march,2024The event will be presided over by Chief Guest, Justice Ujjwal Bhuyan, Judge, Supreme Court of IndiaGuest of honour : Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay, chief Justice of the High Court of BombayJustice Makarand Subhash Karnik, Judge, Bombay High Court, Justice Madhav J. Jamdar, Judge, Bombay High Court, Justice, Rajesh S. Patil,...

Confessional Statement Of Co-Accused Under Section 50 Of PMLA Not Substantive Piece Of Evidence, Can Be Used Only For Corroboration: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has said that the confessional statement of a co-accused under Section 50 of Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002, is not a substantive piece of evidence and can be used only for corroboration in support of other evidence to lend assurance to the Court in arriving at a conclusion of guilt.Justice Vikas Mahajan reiterated that the statements of the witnesses recorded under Section 50 of the PMLA are to be meticulously appreciated only by the Trial Court during the...

'Proceeds Of Crime' Not Magical Term Which Can Be Established Merely Because ED Recites It In Complaint: Delhi Court Grants Bail In PMLA Case

While granting bail to a man in a money laundering case, a Delhi Court has observed that “proceeds of crime” is not a magical term that can be taken to be established merely because the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has recited it in its complaint. Additional Sessions Judge Sudhanshu Kaushik of Patiala House Courts observed that there ought to be some evidence on record to demonstrate that the money has either been derived or obtained from a criminal activity in respect of which a predicate...

PMLA | Stay On FIR Doesn't Bar ED From Registering ECIR: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it clear that stay on a FIR lodged on a predicate offence does not mean that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) cannot register an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) for a money laundering case under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA).The observation came in response to the plea seeking quashing of a money laundering case in a matter pertaining to allegations on builders for duping the investors after obtaining the licence to develop...

Liquor Policy: Delhi Court Issues Summons To CM Arvind Kejriwal On ED's Fresh Plea Against Non-Compliance Of Summons

A Delhi Court on Thursday issued summons for the second time to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on a fresh plea moved by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for not complying with the summons issued to him in the money laundering case related to the alleged liquor policy scam.Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Divya Malhotra of Rouse Avenue Courts has now listed the matter for hearing on March 16.So far, Kejriwal has been issued eight summons in the case. ED had earlier...

[PMLA] Enforcement Directorate Can't Restrain Movement Of Persons Whose Premises Are Being Searched: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has made it clear that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) cannot restrain the movements of the persons, whose premises are being searched in money laundering cases.Perusing the PMLA Rules, 2005 Justice Vikas Behl said, "there is nothing which stops the persons whose premises are being searched from carrying out their daily routine including going to their offices/place of work and the authorities have a right to require the said persons to open any lock,...

NCLT Has Jurisdiction To Direct ED To Release Attached Properties Of Corporate Debtor: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court held recently that the NCLT has the jurisdiction to direct the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to release attached properties of a corporate debtor once the resolution plan has been approved and immunity from prosecution is triggered under Section 32A of IBC, 2016.A division bench of Justice BP Colabawalla and Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan upheld an NCLT order directing the ED to release the properties of a corporate debtor that were attached under the Prevention of Money...