ED submits sanction in CBI case covers PMLA offences also, court disposes Kejriwal's plea
Rouse Avenue Court on Saturday was informed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) that the sanction obtained in the CBI case is comprehensive/broad enough to cover offences not only under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, but also other potential offences arising from the same facts.
The submission came in response to a plea filed by Delhi's former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who had claimed he had not received a copy of the sanction order in the ED case against him. In his plea, Kejriwal pointed to a recent Delhi High Court hearing, where the Solicitor General representing the ED had stated that the necessary sanction had been obtained when the chargesheet was filed.
In its response, the ED's Special Counsel Zoheb Hossain clarified that the sanction obtained in the CBI case was broad enough to cover not just the Prevention of Corruption Act, but also other offences that could arise from the facts and circumstances presented, and was sufficient for the court to take cognizance of the case.
After considering the ED's submission, the bench of Justice Kaveri Baweja disposed of Kejriwal's plea.
Advocate Mudit Jain, appearing on behalf of Arvind Kejriwal, earlier stated that the documents, both relied upon and unreleased, provided along with the chargesheet did not include any copy of the required sanction.
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