No Prosecution of CA for Issuing Form 15CB Certificates Without Forgery Knowledge: SC

Deputy Director Vs Murali Krishna Chakrala (Supreme Court of India) The Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of The Deputy Director V. Murali Krishna Chakrala [Special Leave Petition (Criminal) Diary No(S). 8123/2024] upheld the judgment by the Hon’ble Madras High Court in the case of Murali Krishna Chakrala v. The Deputy Director, Directorate of Enforcement [(Crl.R.C.No.1354 of 2022), order dated November 23, 2022] held that the Petitioner, a Chartered Accountant, who issued Form 15CB certificates to client entities without knowledge of forged documents or fraudulent intent, is not a conspir...