Dismisses discharge plea of Forest Officer as disproportionate assets justified Presumption of Money Laundering u/s 24 PMLA

Digmber Singh @ Digamber Singh Vs Directorate of Enforcement (Jharkhand High Court) Conclusion: Since the material on record disclosed grave suspicion regarding acquisition and possession of assets disproportionate to known sources of income and attracted the presumption under section 24 of the PMLA, the Special Court was justified in refusing discharge. Accordingly, the criminal revision petition of a former Forest Range Officer was dismissed. Held: Assessee was a former Forest Range Officer, challenged the order of the Special Court rejecting his application for discharge in proce...