Get permission, court order in money laundering case
New Delhi. Supreme Court: The Supreme Court has said that while prosecuting any government employee in a money laundering case, permission from an authorized officer in the government is necessary. The court has also said that this provision is for the protection of honest and loyal officers. During the hearing on Wednesday, the Supreme Court made it clear that under Section 197 (1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, government permission is necessary while prosecuting government officials and judges. The same provision now applies in the Money Laundering Act also.
What is the matter?
- ED had framed money laundering charges against Andhra Pradesh government employee Vibhu Prasad Acharya. In 2019 the Telangana High Court dismissed the charges, directing that the case could not be prosecuted without the government's permission.
- ED appealed against this in the Supreme Court. Justice Abhay Oak and Justice A. J. Masih's bench rejected this petition of ED.
…these were the allegations
The ED accused Acharya of misusing power in allotment of government plots by undervaluing the plots and benefiting former chief minister Jaganmohan Reddy's companies.
Comments are closed.