SC Refuses To Halt Trial Of IAS Officer Pooja Singhal
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The Supreme Court of India has allowed the money laundering trial against IAS officer Pooja Singhal to proceed, declining to quash the lower court's decision.
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- The Supreme Court declined to stop the ongoing trial of Jharkhand IAS officer Pooja Singhal regarding money laundering allegations.
- Her legal team argued the case lacked the required government sanction to prosecute a public servant.
- The Enforcement Directorate countered that provisions under the new Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita law allow for deemed sanction.
- The Supreme Court decided to keep the issue of sanction open for review alongside future evidence.
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Meenakshi Arora
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“Ms Arora said when the objection with regard to non-grant of sanction was taken, the ED argued that under the new law, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), there was a provision of "automatic deemed sanction".”
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…SC Refuses To Halt Trial Of IAS Officer Pooja Singhal Ms Arora said when the objection with regard to non-grant of sanction was taken, the ED argued that under the new law, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), there was a provision of "automatic deemed sanction". NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to quash a trial court order taking cognisance of a money laundering charge against Jharkhand IAS officer Pooja Singhal, allowing her trial to continue. Additional…
“sanction to prosecute an administrative officer as provided under Section 197 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) was not granted in this case.”
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…bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V. Mohana that the cognisance of the offence was taken a long time ago. Senior advocate Meenakshi Arora, appearing for Singhal, said that sanction to prosecute an administrative officer as provided under Section 197 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) was not granted in this case. Section 197 of CrPC says, "When any person who is or was a judge or magistrate or a public servant not removable from his office save by or with the sanction of the government, is accused of any offence alleged to have…
Joymalya Bagchi
Justice
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“more than ₹19 crore was recovered from Ms Singhal.”
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…of "automatic deemed sanction". She said Ms Singhal was not an accused in the corruption case, and so far as the money laundering case is concerned, she was acting in her official capacity. Justice Bagchi said more than ₹19 crore was recovered from Ms Singhal. Refusing to grant any relief at the moment, the apex court said the grant of sanction is a mixed question of law and fact, and it has to be ascertained whether the officer was discharging her official functions when…
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