Supreme Court Said Enforcement Directorate can’t act like Crook Low Conviction Rates | Supreme Court said-ED cannot work like thugs: Will have to remain under the purview of law, punishment in less than 10% cases in 5 years

The Supreme Court on Thursday told the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a strict tone that it could not act like a thug. He will have to take action by staying within the limits of law. The court made this comment during a review petitions for the 2022 decision giving the power to arrest the ED under the Money Laundering Prevention Act (PMLA).

A bench of Justice Suryakant, Justice Ujjal Bhuiyan and Justice N. Kotishwar Singh said that there is also concern about the image of ED. Justice Bhuiyan said that in the last five years, the ED registered about 5 thousand cases, but the rate of sentence is less than 10%.

He said, ‘You should work within the purview of law. When people get acquitted after 5-6 years in jail, who will compensate for it? On this, Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, appearing for the Center and ED, said that influential accused deliberately delay the investigation.

The Supreme Court said- now the time has come to strictly take Justice Suryakant said that a separate courts should be formed for PMLA like TADA and POTA, where there is a daily hearing. This will resolve the cases soon. He said, ‘The influential accused will still file petitions, but they will know that the next date will be decided. Now the time has come to tighten such people.

The law should be seriously considered about cryptocurrency During the hearing, ASG Raju said that many accused leave the country and move to countries like Keman Island and influence the investigation through modern methods like cryptocurrency. On this, Justice Suryakant said that the government should seriously consider regulating cryptocurrency.

Supreme Court reprimanded ED 5 times in the last 1 year