Bombay HC directs commissioner to prosecute Kripashankar Singh Mumbai Congress president under Prevention of Corruption Act

Bombay HC directs commissioner to prosecute Kripashankar Singh Mumbai Congress president under Prevention of Corruption Act

Public Interest Litigation was filed by activist Sanjay Tiwari, who alleged that the Congress MLA had amassed wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income.

Tiwari has alleged that several monetary transactions had taken place between
Kripashankar Singh and former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda who is in jail
Jail [multi- crore hawala scam]



In the hearing of this case Bombay High Court said following.

The PIL shall be treated as FIR and the report submitted by the state Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in March 2011 showing Kripashankar's income and expenditure shall be treated as investigation,"

Bombay High Court a division bench of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice Roshan
Dalvi said that The commissioner of police shall obtain sanction from the government to prosecute Kripashankar Singh for criminal misconduct under the Prevention of Corruption Act and further said collect documentary evidence regarding all movable and
immovable properties of Kripashankar and his family, including his wife, son and daughter-in-law, who will also be prosecuted for aiding in the crime.
The immovable properties of Kripashankar shall be attached.

Bombay High Court appointed Mumbai police chief Arup Patnaik to investigate the criminal case against Singh, his wife Malti Devi, son Narendra Kumar Singh, daughter-in-law Ankita Singh, daughter Sunita Singh and son-in-law Vijay Pratap Singh.

The high court also ordered the attachment of about 15 properties estimated to be worth Rs 320


The court has directed file a compliance report on April 19.

Now Mumbai Congress president Kripashankar Singh has resigned.

[ Do you think now everyone is equal in the eyes of law as well as Constitution of India ]

Suggested Reading –

Kripashankar Singh’s son Narendramohan Singh received Rs.4 Crore

http://realityviews.blogspot.in/2011/03/kripashankar-singhs-son-narendramohan.html



Reality views by sm –

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

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