The Supreme Court on Tuesday, October 3, criticised the Enforcement Directorate (ED), saying it should be transparent and above board in functioning. The Supreme Court held that the agency should furnish the grounds of arrest to the accused in writing. “We hold that it would be necessary, henceforth, that a copy of written grounds of arrest is furnished to the arrested person as a matter of course and without exception,” a bench of Justices A.S. Bopanna and Sanjay Kumar said, according to LiveLaw. "Mere non-cooperation of a witness in response to the summons issued under Section 50 of the Act of 2002 would not be enough to render him/her liable to be arrested under Section 19", the apex court observed. SC on Extension of ED Director: Supreme Court Dubs Extension of Enforcement Directorate Director Sanjay Kumar Mishra as Illegal, Allows Him to Continue Till July 31.
SC on ED Probes:
SIGNIFICANT OBSERVATION by #SupremeCourt
"Mere non-cooperation of a witness in response to the summons issued under Section 50 of the Act of 2002 would not be enough to render him/her liable to be arrested under Section 19". pic.twitter.com/HbI8zSFi53
— Live Law (@LiveLawIndia) October 4, 2023
SC Criticises ED
#SupremeCourt rejects the ED's argument that grounds of arrest need not be informed to the accused in writing.
The court holds that written information is necessary to comply with the mandate of Article 22(1) and Section 19 of the PMLA.#ED pic.twitter.com/Ydj6DCTZrl
— Live Law (@LiveLawIndia) October 4, 2023
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