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Kerala High Court Rebukes Lawyers in Money Mule Case
The Kerala High Court heard a case about a young man’s frozen bank account.
More than Rs 50 lakh moved through the account in about 15 days.
The court decided that the account may have been used as a money mule.
A money mule is someone whose account is used to move money for others.
The judge refused to unfreeze the account.
The judge also told police to register an FIR against the account holder.
The court criticised the lawyers for permitting statements that conflicted with documents.
It said lawyers must help protect the fairness of the judicial system.
The Kerala High Court dismissed a 22-year-old man’s plea to unfreeze his bank account.
The court found that more than Rs 50 lakh had passed through the account in about 15 days.
Justice M A Abdul Hakhim said the account had been used as a “money mule.”
The judge directed police to register an FIR under Section 111 of the BNS.
The court criticised the man’s lawyers for allowing allegedly false statements in pleadings.
- Who
- The Kerala High Court, Justice M A Abdul Hakhim, a 22-year-old account holder, his lawyers, and police.
- What
- The court dismissed a plea to unfreeze a bank account and directed police to register an FIR under Section 111 of the BNS.
- Where
- The matter was heard by the Kerala High Court.
- When
- The order was issued on August 17; the account activity occurred over about 15 days.
- Why
- The court found that more than Rs 50 lakh had been routed through the account and criticised the lawyers for allowing false statements in pleadings.
Key facts
- Court
- Kerala High Court
- Judge
- Justice M A Abdul Hakhim
- Account holder
- 22-year-old man
- Amount routed
- More than Rs 50 lakh
- Transaction period
- About 15 days
- Police action
- FIR directed under Section 111 of the BNS
- Court criticism
- Lawyers were told not to allow litigants to make false statements in pleadings.
Quotes
Justice M A Abdul Hakhim
Kerala High Court judge who issued the August 17 order
“It is well settled that Advocates are officers of the court. They should not allow the litigants to pollute the judicial system. Advocates should not allow their clients to make false statements when the Advocates fully know from the documents available to them that their clients are making false statements in the pleadings.”
indianexpress.com
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