The Jharkhand High Court on Wednesday dismissed a criminal revision petition filed by the relatives of former minister Kamlesh Singh seeking quashing of a complaint case instituted by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering matter.
Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay rejected the plea moved by Kamlesh Singh’s son Surya Sonal Singh, daughter Ankita Singh, and son-in-law Narendra Mohan Singh.
The three petitioners contended that they had been falsely implicated by the ED solely because of their relationship with Kamlesh Singh, who is an accused in the money laundering case. They sought quashing of the ED’s complaint proceedings against them.
According to the ED, the petitioners were actively involved in laundering proceeds of crime allegedly generated by Kamlesh Singh. The agency claimed that ₹83 lakh was routed through four bank accounts in a single day and subsequently transferred back to Kamlesh Singh’s account.
The ED stated that it had traced the money trail and mapped the movement of funds across multiple accounts before the amount was returned to the former minister.
Kamlesh Singh and his wife Madhu Singh are accused of laundering ₹5.83 crore.
After considering the material placed on record, the High Court declined to interfere with the complaint proceedings and dismissed the revision petition filed by the three relatives.
With this order, the ED’s complaint case against the petitioners will continue before the trial court.
