The Madras High Court has set aside a Chennai sessions court order that took cognisance of an Enforcement Directorate money laundering complaint against alleged drug smuggler Jaffer Sadiq without first hearing him. While quashing that procedural step, the court restored the complaint and directed the lower court to proceed in line with Section 223(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, which requires an opportunity of hearing before cognisance is taken.
Madras High Court Quashes Cognisance Order in ED Case Against Jaffer Sadiq, Citing Hearing Rights Under BNSS
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RDU Global Correspondent
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Chennai, India 2h ago•5 min read
The Madras High Court has set aside a Chennai sessions court order that took cognisance of an Enforcement Directorate money laundering complaint against alleged drug smuggler Jaffer Sadiq without first hearing him. While quashing that procedural step, the court restored the complaint and directed the lower court to proceed in line with Section 223(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, which requires an opportunity of hearing before cognisance is taken.
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