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Delhi Court has summoned AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan for skipping Enforcement Directorate summons successful a wealth laundering case. (Source: FB)
A Delhi tribunal connected Monday summoned Aam Aadmi Party’s Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan for skipping summons sent to him by the Enforcement Directorate successful narration to a Waqf Board wealth laundering lawsuit which pertains to alleged irregularities committed during Khan’s tenure arsenic the president of the Delhi Waqf Board betwixt 2016 and 2021.
Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) Paras Dalal of Rouse Avenue Court directed Khan to look earlier the tribunal connected February 18.
“… prima facie offence nether Section 208 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 is made retired and determination are capable grounds for proceeding nether Section 227 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 against accused Amanatullah Khan,” the magistrate said.
ED arrested Khan past September for alleged amerciable assignment of members to the Waqf board, causing a nonaccomplishment to the exchequer. The Central bureau further alleged that Rs 36 crore was laundered into properties by Khan’s agents.
The ED, which was represented by Special Public Prosecutors Simon Benjamin and Manish Jain, had argued earlier the Delhi tribunal that the bureau had issued summons to Khan connected April 19, April 29, and June 19, 2024 – but each 3 summons were intentionally disobeyed by him.
“The summons were intelligibly addressed to the projected accused which were received and were adjacent replied by him each time, nevertheless helium failed to abide by the same,” ACJM Dalal noted.
Section 208 of the BNS pertains to “non-attendance successful obedience to an bid from nationalist servant” and the maximum punishment for this offence is an betterment of 1 period and a good of Rs. 5,000.
The ED lawsuit against Khan stems from 2 First Information Reports (FIR): 1 filed by CBI concerning alleged irregularities successful Waqf Board appointments; and different by the Delhi Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) regarding an alleged lawsuit of disproportionate assets.
A Delhi tribunal successful November past twelvemonth ordered Khan’s merchandise from jailhouse successful the lawsuit citing a deficiency of prosecution authorisation against him. The tribunal had besides refused to instrumentality cognizance of the supplementary chargesheet filed by the ED against him.
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