INX Media: Special Judge Asks ED To Interrogate P Chidambaram First, Move For Custody Later [Read Order]

Special CBI Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar has allowed ED to interrogate P Chidambaram tomorrow, and then move an application for his police remand in INX Media case. The judge cited application of remand at this stage to be premature and hence asked the agency to interrogate the accused first and then move an application for his police remand. The judge mentioned that since the accused is already in judicial custody, the permission of this court has to be sought before making his arrest under section...

Special CBI Judge Dismisses DK Shivakumar's Bail Plea In Money Laundering Case [Read Order]

Special CBI Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar has rejected the bail application of Karnataka Congress leader DK Shivakumar in a money laundering case. Challenging the bail, ASG KM Nataraj had submitted before the court that DK Shivakumar has not provided the source for 317 bank accounts and assets running into crores belonging to him and his family. It was also highlighted that a significant amount of agricultural income was transferred to DK Shivakumar's bank accounts without showing any substantial...

DK Shivakumar Has Not Disclosed The Source Of Assets Mentioned In The Election Declaration: ASG KM Nataraj

As the hearing on the bail application of Karnataka Congress Leader DK Shivakumar continued before the Special CBI Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar, ASG KM Nataraj replied to the rejoinder filed by Abhishek Manu Singhvi mentioning the election declaration of DK Shivakumar. In the previous hearing, Mr Singhvi had presented the election declaration of DK Shivakumar which showed the value of his assets and his family's assets, filed in book value. Mr Singhavi had argued that ED revalued these assets at...

CBI Court Remands D K Shivakumar To Judicial Custody Till October 1

Special CBI Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar, Rouse Avenue, Delhi on Tuesday remanded Karnataka Congress leader DK Shivakumar to judicial custody till October 1 in a money laundering case.Shivakumar, who was arrested on September 3, has spent 15 days in the custody of Enforcement Directorate as on today. The Court had extended his ED custody till today on September 13. The Court will continue tomorrow the hearing on the bail application moved by him.Special Judge Kuhar allowed the accused to be...

CBI Court Extends ED Custody Of D K Shivakumar Till Sep 17 [Read Order]

Special CBI Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar, Rouse Avenue, Delhi on Friday extended the remand of Karnataka Congress leader DK Shivakumar to the custody of Enforcement Directorate till September 17 in a money laundering case. Shivakumar was arrested on September 3, on alleged offence punishable under Section 4 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. He was remanded to ED custody till today on September 4.The Additional Solicitor General K M Nataraj sought for five days extension of custody on...

Breaking : Special Court Dismisses Chidambaram's Plea To Surrender Before ED In INX Media Case [Read Order]

The Court of Special Judge, CBI, Rouse Avenue, Delhi on Friday dismissed former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram's plea for surrendering before Enforcement Directorate in the INX Media case.Taking note of the stand of the ED that the custody of Chidambaram is required only after "completing investigation into some aspect of money laundering", Special Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar held that a probe agency cannot be compelled to take an accused into custody."When the investigating officer is not...

Special Judge Allows Robert Vadra'a Plea For Traveling to Spain

Special CBI Judge Arvind Kumar has allowed Robert Vadra to make his travel to Spain. Earlier in June, Vadra was also allowed to make a trip abroad on the ground or medical treatment.Senior Advocate KTS Tulsi, Vadra's counsel in the present money laundering matter, had submitted that Mr Vadra has to go to Spain to attend a trade expo which is scheduled to take place between September 27-30. It was also argued that Mr Vadra has routinely attended such trade fairs in the past. ED counsels Nitesh...

CBI Court Reserves Orders On Chidambaram's Plea To Surrender Before ED In INX Media Case

The Court of Special Judge, CBI, Rouse Avenue, Delhi on Thursday reserved orders on former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram's plea for surrendering before Enforcement Directorate in the INX Media case.The orders will be pronounced tomorrow at 2 PM.Chidambaram, who is now lodged in Tihar jail after the CBI Court remanded him to judicial custody on September 5, had filed application for surrendering in the ED case that day itself.It may be recalled that the Supreme Court had dismissed...

Special Judge Convicts Wildlife Offenders For Money Laundering: Marks The First-Ever Conviction In Delhi Under PMLA [Read Judgment]

Special CBI Judge Santosh Snehi Mann has convicted two persons of committed an offence under sections 3 and 4 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. This case marks the first ever conviction under the aforementioned anti-money laundering legislation in the state of Delhi. In the present case, the three accused persons were apprehended by a joint team of the Delhi Police Crime Branch, Maharashtra Forest Department and the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, on the basis of information received...

The Concept Of 'Continuing Offence' Under Prevention Of Money Laundering Act

The provisions of Prevention of Money laundering act again caught attention when AM Singhavi argued that the act is being retrospectively applied in case of Mr. P. Chidambaram. Dr. Singhavi asserted that Mr. Chidambaram cannot be tried for an offence which was not a 'scheduled offence' under PMLA in 2007. However Solicitor general Tushar Mehta contended that the nature of offence is continuing in nature hence there is no retrospective application in effect. Mr. Mehta further contended...

Justice Sunil Gaur, Who Denied Bail To Chidambaram, Tipped To Head PMLA Appellate Tribunal

Government is likely to appoint Justice Sunil Gaur, who had rejected the bail plea of former finance minister P Chidambaram in the INX Media case, as chairman of the PMLA Appellate Tribunal, reports PTINotably, three days before retirement, Justice Gaur had denied anticipatory bail to former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram by terming him the "kingpin and key conspirator" of the INX Media scam case.The order passed by Justice Gaur is presently under challenge in the Supreme Court, with...

INX Media - There Is No Retrospective Application Of PMLA Against Chidambaram : Solicitor General

Countering the arguments of Chidambaram's lawyers that Prevention of Money Laundering Act was being retrospectively applied to Chidambaram, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta submitted on Wednesday that the money laundering continued even after the 2007 INX FDI deal. Senior Advocate Dr A M Singhvi had submitted yesterday that sections added to PMLA in 2009 were invoked against Chidambaram with respect to the INX FDI transaction carried out in 2007.The Solicitor General will continue the arguments...