Case Law Details
Kumar Pranav Vs State through Enforcement of Directorate (Jharkhand High Court)
Jharkhand High Court dismissed the appeal of Kumar Pranav against the rejection of his discharge petition in a money laundering case. The court held that the presumption under Section 24 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act can only be rebutted during the trial stage and not at the stage of framing charges.
High Court further held that Nexus if any, between the properties acquired in the name of this petitioner and the proceeds of crime is a question of fact to be looked into at the stage of trial and not at the stage of discharge.
FULL TEXT OF THE JUDGMENT/ORDER OF JHARKHAND HIGH COURT
1. The instant criminal revision petition has been filed for quashing the order dated 01.12.2018 passed in Misc. Criminal Application No. 1145 of 2018 (ECIR/09/Pat/2012) by Special Judge, PML Act, Ranchi whereby and whereunder, the petition for discharge has been rejected.
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