Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to stay trail court proceedings against former Delhi Chief Minister and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal in a money laundering case linked to alleged Delhi Excise Policy scam.
Court issues notice to ED
The court also issued a notice to the Enforcement Directorate on a plea filed by Kejriwal challenging a trial court's order taking cognisance of a chargesheet in the case.
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Next hearing on Dec 20
The bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri scheduled the matter for hearing on December 20 to consider arguments on both the stay application and the plea seeking the quashing of the trial court's order taking cognizance of the ED's charge-sheet.
Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta
Appearing for the ED, Solicitor General of India, Tushar Mehta, opposed Kejriwal's plea, asserting that the proper sanction had been obtained when the prosecution complaint (chargesheet) was filed.
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The petition argued that the trial court judge, in the impugned order, erred in taking cognizance of the offence under Section 3 of the PMLA, punishable under Section 4 of the PMLA, without obtaining prior sanction under Section 197(1) of the CrPC for the prosecution of the petitioner.
On November 12, the Delhi High Court sought response from ED regarding on another plea filed by AAP leader Kejriwal against the summons issued to him in connection with the agency's money laundering case related to the alleged excise scam.
Kejriwal got bail in ED and CBI cases related to alleged Delhi excise policy scam. (With Agency Inputs)
