Relief to Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, SC stays hearing in Jharkhand High Court on money laundering charges

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has got a big relief from the Supreme Court. SC has stayed the hearing in the Jharkhand High Court on the allegation of money laundering through shell companies. The Supreme Court has reserved the decision on the hearing of the petition in the High Court. The Supreme Court said, "The petitioner or the ED could not establish a prima facie case against Soren." The top court questioned the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and said, "If you have so much evidence against Soren, then take action. Why are you aiming a gun at the PIL petitioner's shoulder? If you have so much solid evidence, then you have to take the court's order." Why is it needed? There should be content at first sight." SC refuses to take ED's seal cover report and said that if you follow what you are saying, it will set a dangerous precedent. Anyone can be criminally prosecuted. The Supreme Court will now decide whether the action against Soren will continue in the Jharkhand High Court or not.

During the hearing, Justice S Ravindra Bhat said, "If the agency has something, then go ahead. Why fire from the shoulders of a PIL?" On the other hand, Additional Solicitor General SV Raju on behalf of ED opposed Soren. He said that evidence has been found against Soren. This matter is serious and the hearing should be continued in the High Court. Something serious has come to the fore during the investigation. The case should not be dismissed on account of technical flaws. Kapil Sibal, on behalf of the Jharkhand government, said, "This petition is not maintainable. Still, the High Court started hearing without examining the petitioner. This petitioner has filed many more petitions. Every company is equal. Public interest litigation There are allegations all around the CM. There is a violation of the rules of PIL. It is not disclosed that he was a lawyer in the earlier case. He is a professional person, whose whole focus is on taking advantage of the situation, that is why he has leveled the allegations. After all, how can they say that these are shell companies, when they were incorporated in 1960-79? They have remedies in law, they are entitled to collect evidence, file FIRs. Those measures have to end."

Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Hemant Soren, said that Justice Banumati had once said that most PILs are misused in the state of Jharkhand. It is not a fair game that is going on, the way PILs are filed. The lawyer has been arrested for extortion from the defendants, this is not a simple matter. This Court has repeatedly held that disqualification proceedings do not commence in the case of mining leases. Here the lease was surrendered before the writ was filed. Hearing was held in the Supreme Court on the application of Hemant Soren and the state government against the ongoing hearing in the High Court against Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren in the mining lease and money laundering case.