Anil Deshmukh Moves Supreme Court Seeking Protection Against Coercive Action In Money Laundering Case

Pursuant to issuance of fresh summons seeking former Maharashtra’s home minister presence on July 5, Anil Deshmukh on Sunday moved the Supreme Court seeking protection from any coercive action in a money laundering case.

The Enforcement Directorate (“ED”) has so far issued three notices to Deshmukh, to record Deshmukh’s statement at the central agency's office in south Mumbai on Monday.

However Deshmukh failed to appear citing reasons of ill health and insufficient documents provided by ED and instead had offered the ED to record his statement through video conferencing.

Deshmukh is facing an ED investigation on the basis of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) case as the fallout of the allegations made in a letter penned by former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh, who is now the Commandant-General of Home Guards alleging bribery of at least Rs 100 crore.

It is pertinent to mention that former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has also moved Bombay High Court seeking quashing of portions of FIR filed by the CBI against former Home Minister as a result of corruption allegations made against him by former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh.

The matter is currently in sub judice before bench of Justice SS Shinde and Justice NJ Jamadar wherein Deshmukh’s lawyer on Friday had informed the court that, “the ongoing CBI inquiry over corruption charges was “illegal and in breach of legal procedure” and his rights must be protected under rule of law.”