The Supreme Court indicated on April 05 that it may quash a money laundering case against former IAS officer Anil Tuteja and his son in connection with the alleged ₹2,000-crore liquor scam in Chhattisgarh, saying there were no proceeds of crime.
“We have gone through the ECIR [Enforcement Case Information Report] and the FIR lodged in the case. We find that there is no predicate offence and there are no proceeds of crime. If there are no proceeds of crime, then there is no money laundering. We will quash this complaint,” a Bench of Justices Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan told Additional Solicitor General S.V. Raju, who appeared for the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
Mr. Raju, however, said there was enough material against the accused persons. It could even file a fresh ECIR if the court was inclined to quash the current one.