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Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka DK Shivakumar has obtained a major relief from the Supreme Court in a case that was booked against him under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) by the Enforcement Directorate.
Big relief for Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar in ED case. Top court quashes money laundering case filed after Rs 8.59 crore cash was seized from his Safdarjung Enclave apartment.#PMLA#dkshivakumar@DKShivakumarpic.twitter.com/9Gx3ogalih
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Big relief for Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar in ED case. Top court quashes money laundering case filed after Rs 8.59 crore cash was seized from his Safdarjung Enclave apartment.#PMLA#dkshivakumar@DKShivakumarpic.twitter.com/9Gx3ogalih
— NewsFirst Prime (@NewsFirstprime) March 5, 2024
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In 2019 the ED (ED) had levelled charges of illegal money transfer on DK Shivakumar. The Enforcement Directorate had charged DK Shivakumar with criminal conspiracy. Alleged money laundering and suspicious transfer to shell companies were being looked into. Section 120b of the PMLA was invoked. The case was transferred to the ED by the Income Tax (IT) Department. An Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) was filed. DK Shivakumar was issued a notice by the ED. The ED team that investigated DK Shivakumar was led by Aravind Kumar. DK Shivakumar was interrogated in Delhi. He even spent 54 days in Tihar jail.
The Supreme Court pointed out that this offence falls under the ambit of the IT Department and hence quashed the case. The Supreme Court bench that heard the case consisted of Justice Suryakanth and Justice K.V Vishwanath.The ED’s investigation was deemed to be outside the bounds of the constitution.
