Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari to file his reply in the Trial Court within a week on plea challenging proceedings under Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018, and observed that no coercive steps be taken against him till the next date of hearing.Justice Anu Chawla directed Bhandari to file his reply in the Trial Court within a week, but observed that no coercive steps be taken against him till the next date of hearing.The High Court was hearing Bhandari's petition under Section 482 CrPC seeking quashing of the proceedings initiated against him under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, the plea stated that there is no material in the possession of the Enforcement Directorate that the Scheduled Offence under Section 51 of the Black Money Act was in excess of Rs. 100 crores.It further stated that Section 2(1) (m) of the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act requires that the scheduled offence must be of a value of Rs. 100 crores or more, which has not been ...
