ED, Ahmedabad has arrested Santosh Karnani, Additional Commissioner of Income Tax under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA).
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday said that they have arrested arrested Santosh Karnani, the Additional Commissioner of Income Tax, Ahmedabad, for demanding and accepting undue advantage of Rs 30 lakh.The ED initiated a PMLA .
A bench of Justices Surya Kant and J.K. Maheshwari said Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, does not contemplate prior sanction in trap cases as otherwise the purpose of the law would be defeated
The Gujarat High Court has upheld an order remanding a co-accused in a bribery case against IRS Officer Santosh Karnani, to police remand even after grant of anticipatory bail. Karnani was Additional.
Ahmedabad: The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested an Income Tax official for allegedly helping his colleague escape during a trap laid by the Gujarat Anti Corruption Bureau.