Overview
- Justice Anil Kumar Choudhary dismissed Hemant Soren’s petition to quash the proceedings.
- The High Court granted Soren exemption from personal appearance at this stage.
- The ED alleges he ignored most of ten summons tied to a Ranchi Bargain Circle land-scam probe, appearing only twice.
- The complaint cites Section 63 of the PMLA and Section 174 of the IPC and was moved from the CJM to the MP-MLA special court.
- Special MP-MLA court judge Sarthak Sharma had earlier taken cognisance and issued summons, while Soren claims he filed written replies and questions the agency’s repeated notices.