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Ranchi, August 30 (HS). A partial hearing was held on Friday on the petition filed by Chief Minister Hemant Soren seeking exemption from physical appearance in the case of disobeying ED summons. The court has fixed the next date of hearing on September 13. The hearing took place in the court of MP-MLA Special Judicial Magistrate Sarthak Sharma.
Hemant Soren's lawyer Pradeep Chandra sought time from the court and said that the matter is to be heard in the High Court. Therefore, time should be given. After this, the court fixed the next date of hearing. Before this, ED filed its reply in the court.
Hemant Soren's lawyer had filed a petition on July 5 seeking exemption from personal appearance in the case. Summons for appearance have been issued against Hemant Soren. On June 3, CJM Krishna Kant Mishra transferred the case to the MP-MLA court.
Earlier, despite the CJM court taking cognizance of the case, Hemant Soren did not appear in the court. In this case, Hemant Soren has challenged the summons order of the CJM court in the High Court. This case is still pending in the High Court. In this regard, the ED has filed complaint number 3952/2024 in the CJM court.
what is the matter
ED had filed a complaint against Chief Minister Hemant Soren in the CJM court on February 19 for disobeying the summons. On this, the CJM court took cognizance while hearing on March 4 and ordered to prosecute. During the hearing, ED had told the court that ED had issued summons to Hemant Soren ten times in the land purchase and sale case. He appeared before ED on January 20 on the eighth summons and on January 31 on the tenth summons. ED says that not appearing on the eight summons is contempt of summons.