The influential crooks keep the army of advocates and ... why did SC get angry about the argument of ED?

Last updated: 07 August 2025, 21:21 IST Supreme Court News: The Supreme Court has instructed the ED to work within the law of the law and expressed concern about the low conviction rate. Judge Bhuiyan said that less than 10% of cases were convicted in 5,000 cases in the last five years … Read more, the Supreme Court objected to the actions of the ED. (Filter photo) New -Delhi. The Supreme Court said on Thursday that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) cannot act like a ‘thug’ and that it will have to remain within the law of the law. The Pointing Court expressed concern about the low conviction in cases investigated by the central agency. Justice Suryakant, Justice Ujjal Bhuiyan and Justice N. A bench of Kotishwar Singh said: “We are also concerned about the image of the Directorate for Enforcement (ED).” The Apex Court hears petitions to review the 2022 decision, in which the powers of the arrest of the maintenance directorate (ED) were maintained in terms of the Money Prevention Act (PMLA). Additional Attorney -General SV offered by the center and ED. Raju questions the nutrition of petitions for judgments and blamed the delay strategy of ‘influential accused’ for a low conviction rate. Raju said: “Interested offenses have many ways. They hold an army of advocates to submit applications on applications at different stages to extend the proceedings and the case continues to take a certain application instead of taking time in the investigating officer.” Judge Bhuiyan, referring to one of his decisions, said that out of the 5,000 cases the ED had filed in the last five years, less than 10 percent of the cases were convicted and this factual statement was confirmed by the minister in parliament. Justice Bhuiyan said: “You can’t work like a thug, you will have to work within the law. I have seen in one of my decisions that the ED has registered about 5000 ECIRs in the last five years, but the conviction rate is less than 10 percent … That’s why we request your investigation to improve your investigation.” The judge said: “We are also concerned about the image of Ed. If people are acquitted after 5-6 years of judicial custody, who will carry the expenses?” Justice Kant said that all problems must be solved by the dedicated courts such as Tada and Pota courts, and that the dedicated PMLA courts can take daily proceedings, which leads to the cases being resolved soon. He said: “Yes, an influential accused will still file many applications, but these accused and their attorneys will know that it is a daily trial, and will make a decision the next day. We cannot keep sympathy for them. I know a magistrate who has to decide on 49 applications to order the author Rakesh Ranjan.