Sanction covers all offences, says ED in liquor policy case
The Morning Standard|December 01, 2024
THE Enforcement Directorate (ED) informed the local court on Saturday that the sanction obtained in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) case against former Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal was sufficiently comprehensive to encompass not just offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, but also any other potential violations arising from the same facts.
Sanction covers all offences, says ED in liquor policy case

The ED's submission came in response to a plea filed by Kejriwal, who claimed he had not been provided a copy of the sanction order related to the ED's chargesheet in the alleged excise policy scam. Kejriwal's petition also referred to a recent Delhi High Court hearing, where the Solicitor General representing the ED had stated that the necessary sanction was secured when the chargesheet was filed.

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