New Delhi:

The Rouse Avenue Courtroom on Tuesday issued summons to Aam Aadmi Parry (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan on the idea of the Enforcement Directorate’s current criticism filed towards him for allegedly non-attendance of the summons within the Delhi Waqf Board Cash Laundering case.

The Further Chief Metropolitan Justice of the Peace (ACMM), Divya Malhotra, after listening to the ED’s submissions, took cognizance of ED’s criticism and moved a criticism below part 174 IPC, 1860, learn with part 63 (4) of PMLA, 2002 for non-attendance in compliance of Part 50, PMLA, 2002.

The Courtroom directed Amanatullah Khan to seem earlier than the courtroom on April 20, 2024.

Particular public prosecutor (SPP) Simon Benjamin appeared for Enforcement Directorate within the matter.

The federal probe company has alleged that Amanatullah Khan has elevated his position from witness to accused by submitting an anticipatory bail plea and working away from the investigation. 

ED’s lawyer additional said that they had been by no means in a position to conclude the probe towards him as a result of he was not presenting himself earlier than the company.

All the opposite individuals are the aides of this explicit individual. His position is way bigger than the opposite accused individuals who’ve already been arrested and charge-sheeted,” Advocate Simon Benjamin added.

Just lately, the Delhi Excessive Courtroom dismissed Amanatullah Khan’s anticipatory bail plea and stated that elected representatives and public figures are usually not above the legislation. A separate class can’t be created for political leaders. This Courtroom can not enable a brand new jurisprudence or a brand new algorithm, the Excessive Courtroom stated.

“Even the lawmakers ought to know that disobeying the legislation may have authorized penalties, as all residents are equal within the eyes of the legislation,” justice Sharma had stated.

The Courtroom additional stated that investigating companies in India had the suitable to conduct an investigation. To conclude, a MLA or any public determine shouldn’t be above the legislation of the land.

“The actions of such public figures are noticed carefully by the general public. This units a foul precedent,” the Excessive Courtroom identified.

The Excessive Courtroom had noticed that the AAP MLA had averted a number of summons issued by the ED. The Excessive Courtroom stated that such avoidance of a number of summons is impermissible by legislation.

The Excessive Courtroom additionally famous that the property in query was bought for Rs. 36 crore, and Rs. 27 crore was paid in money. The existence of two agreements to promote additionally creates doubt.

The excessive courtroom stated, “Individuals even have a proper to know what the reality is when their chief, whom they’ve elected, is being probed.”

The Rouse Avenue courtroom on March 1 dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan. 

This case is expounded to the acquisition of a property price Rs 36 crore within the Okhla space on the alleged behest of Amanat Ullah Khan, who can also be a sitting MLA from that space.

A cost sheet has already been filed towards 4 accused individuals and one agency. It has been alleged that Rs. 100 crore Waqf Properties got on lease illegally. 

It’s also alleged that 32 contractual staff had been appointed in Delhi Waqf Board in the course of the chairmanship of Amanatullah Khan, flouting the foundations.

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