Blackmoney SIT may approach UP Lokayukta
10 Jan 2015 5:08 AM IST
Officials privy to the development said while the SIT has taken this case seriously, its desire to register a money laundering case against the top officer by central probe agency Enforcement Directorate (ED) has hit a legal barrier as there is no preliminary criminal case or predicate offence registered against him as of now.
The SIT, last month, had held a meeting to review this specific case with the CBDT Chairperson and top officials of the Income Tax (Investigations) office in the state capital, Lucknow. It had asked them to share information on the case with the ED so that Yadav Singh could also be investigated under the criminal provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
“However, the ED will not be able to register a case till there is an FIR in this case or to say a predicate offence is made out. The SIT is expected to approach the Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta requesting them to go into the merits of this case and lodge a criminal complaint,” the sources said.
The SIT, last month, had held a meeting to review this specific case with the CBDT Chairperson and top officials of the Income Tax (Investigations) office in the state capital, Lucknow. It had asked them to share information on the case with the ED so that Yadav Singh could also be investigated under the criminal provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
“However, the ED will not be able to register a case till there is an FIR in this case or to say a predicate offence is made out. The SIT is expected to approach the Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta requesting them to go into the merits of this case and lodge a criminal complaint,” the sources said.
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