ED Criticized for Freezing Woman’s Bank Accounts via ‘Cryptic’ Orders; Suspicion Alone Not Sufficient: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has strongly criticized the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for freezing the bank accounts of a woman on mere suspicion. The division bench comprising Justice Subramonium Prasad and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar observed that suspicion cannot be equated with a “reason to believe” nor with a “prima facie” opinion. The Court noted that the freezing orders dated 05.09.2018 did not disclose any concrete reasons or refer to records…
