Rohtak, August 11, 2023 (Yes Punjab News)
Enforcement Directorate has arrested Sh. Sudhir Parmar, Additional Sessions Judge Rohtak.
Parmar, a suspended Special Judge, was arrested Thursday in connection with a PMLA case related to reality firm M3M Group.
In the same matter, the ED had earlier arrested M3M directors Basant Bansal and Pankaj Bansal. The ED had also arrested Ajay Parmar, the nephew of Sudhir Parmar, in connection with the same case.
The ED initiated a PMLA investigation based on an FIR filed by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Panchkula, Haryana.
According to the FIR, reliable information was received that Sudhir Parmar (who was posted as a special judge for CBI and ED cases in Panchkula at the time) showed favouritism to the accused individuals, namely Roop Kumar Bansal, his brother Basant Bansal (the owners of M3M), and Lalit Goyal (the owner of IREO Group), in exchange for undue advantage in the criminal cases of ED under PMLA and other cases of CBI pending against the aforementioned accused individuals in his court.
It was alleged that Sudhir Parmar received undue benefits through his relative Ajay Parmar. The FIR further mentioned that reliable information indicated instances of grave misconduct, abuse of official position, and demand/acceptance of undue advantage/bribe from the accused individuals in the cases pending in his court.
The Bar Association of Rohtak has reacted strongly and suspended work for the day.
A circular issued to the members of the Bar by Lokinder Singh Phougat, President of the Bar Association, Rohtak said, ED has arrested the ADJ without there being any legal necessity to do so.
Calling it unwarranted executive overreach to intimidate Judiciary, the Bar Chief said, Sh. Sudhir Parmar has been a member of the association before joining Judiciary.
To protest against the ‘high-handedness’ of the ED, Bar Association has resolved to suspend work for Friday, 11th of August, 2023.
Requesting all the members of the Bar to co-operate ‘in the interest of the fraternity’, the Bar President warned that non-cooperative members shall be liable for a penalty of Rs.11000. Even proxies and clerks of members have been asked to cooperate.
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