SC asks ex-Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel, son to move HC for relief in liquor scam case
Supreme Court
on Monday directed former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister
Bhupesh Baghel
and his son
Chaitanya Baghel
to approach the
Chhattisgarh High Court
for individual reliefs they are seeking against investigation and arrest, in the
money laundering
case linked to the alleged liquor scam in the state.
A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi said the High Court should consider their applications expeditiously.
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The father-son duo had moved the Supreme Court seeking protection from
coercive action
in the case, while also challenging provisions of the
Prevention of Money Laundering Act
(PMLA) relating to the
Enforcement Directorate
's powers of investigation, arrest, and prosecution.
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On the
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to the PMLA provisions, the bench asked the petitioners to file a fresh writ petition before the top court. The matter will be taken up on August 6.
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