In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court of India permitted an Enforcement Directorate ( ED ) officer accused of bribery to temporarily leave Tamil Nadu and travel to Madhya Pradesh to meet his relatives.
The court granted this relaxation on October 23, 2024, while hearing an application related to a previous order dated March 20, 2024, which had imposed restrictions on the officer’s movement.
The officer, involved in an ongoing legal case in Tamil Nadu, had requested permission to visit his family in Madhya Pradesh. After hearing both the petitioner’s counsel and the senior counsel representing the state, the Supreme Court modified its earlier order, allowing the officer to visit his relatives until November 9, 2024. However, the court also clarified that the officer must be present at any trial court hearings scheduled before that date.
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Despite the accusations, the court granted temporary relief, allowing him to meet his family while ensuring that his legal obligations are not disrupted.
The Supreme Court Bench of “Having heard learned counsel for the applicant/petitioner as well as learned senior counsel for the State, the order dated 20.03.2024 is modified/clarified to the extent that the petitioner is permitted to visit the State of Madhya Pradesh to meet his family members/relatives upto 09.11.2024. However, if there is any date fixed by the Trial Court before 09.11.2024, the petitioner shall remain present before the Trial Court on the date fixed.”
The matter will be heard next by the Supreme Court on November 27, 2024.
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