NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, July 14
The Madras High Court on Friday said that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has the option to take Tamil Nadu serve V Senthil Balaji into its custody under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in connection with a money laundering case.
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Justice C V Karthikeyan, the third judge to hear the matter, following a Division Bench’s split verdict on a plea related to the Minister’s arrest, held legal the arrest and custody.
- A Division Bench comprising Justices Nisha Banu and D Bharatha Chakravarthy had pronounced a split verdict on the Habeas Corpus petition filed by Megala, wife of Balaji
“The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has the right to request custody of an arrested accused even if they are not police,” Justice CV.Karthikeyan ruled.
At the point when capture is conceivable, looking for care of the captured blamed is admissible,” the adjudicator said on Friday. As to rejection of the hospitalization time of Senthil Balaji for considering the care use of the ED, the adjudicator held that the time of hospitalization could be avoided. “However, I will permit the division bench’s wisdom to determine the precise duration of exclusion,” he stated.
Additionally, Justice Karthikeyan ruled that the minister’s wife’s habeas corpus petition cannot be maintained because the case at hand does not fall into the category of exceptional circumstances.
A Division Bench comprising Justices Nisha Banu and D Bharatha Chakravarthy had pronounced a split verdict on the Habeas Corpus petition filed by Megala, wife of Senthil Balaji.
Justice Nisha Banu had held that the ED had no power to seek custody and said the HCP was maintainable. Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy, however, differed.
The ED arrested Senthil Balaji last month in connection with the cash-for-jobs scam that occurred in the state’s transport department, and he continues to be a Minister without portfolio.
