The court emphasised the distinct nature of money laundering offences under PMLA, saying that bail in a predicate offence does not guarantee relief in money laundering cases.
Jharkhand govt revoked suspension of Singhal, who will contribute to Dept of Personnel, Administrative Reforms & Raj Bhasa. Meanwhile, there's a palpable discomfort in Congress ranks.
In strong words against the law enforcement agency, the bench said the ED's charge 'falls flat' and called its proceeds of crime theory in the case an 'enigma'.
The top court's censure was directed at the ED in the case of Sashi Bala, after the agency contended that the stringent bail conditions under Section 45 of the Act applied to women.
Proceeds of crime, in the case of property, has been explicitly defined as those obtained or derived out of a criminal activity amounting to scheduled offence, says judge.
Sitharaman tells Lok Sabha govt recovered Rs 14,131 cr from Vijay Mallya alone. She also addresses concerns about inflation, GDP growth & possibility of slowdown in manufacturing.
Randeep Surjewala, in response to whose question the data was provided, said this shows Centre was misusing ED. An ED officer attributed low conviction rate to 'long legal process'.
P. Chidambaram, Arvind Kejriwal have cited the SC order from 6 November in Delhi HC to challenge trial court taking cognisance of charges brought against them by ED.
In September, the agency filed a PMLA case to probe alleged infiltration and trafficking of Bangladeshi women into Jharkhand, leading to the generation of slush funds.
Haveri: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Monday that he has been summoned by the Mysore Lokayukta regarding the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA).
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