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2022 (11) TMI 51 - HC - Money LaunderingValidity of summons issued by the Assistant Director, PMLA, Directorate of Enforcement, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, Jaipur - HELD THAT:- On perusal of the impugned summons dated 31.08.2022, it reveals that the petitioner has been asked to appear before the Investigating Officer on 15.09.2022 - A conjoint reading of sub Section (1) (b) & (2) of Section 50 of the Act of 2002 makes it abundantly clear that it is wide enough to authorise and empower the Director or the Additional Director (as the case may be) to issue a summons to a person. Mere fact that the reply has been filed and the requisite documents as required in first summons have been furnished, does not absolve the petitioner of his statutory obligation to honour the summons. Nor does it take away right of the authorised officer to call upon the petitioner to appear before him - Petitioner’s argument that the summons issued to the petitioner which does not append the schedule and list of documents is illegal, is preposterous. When the authorised officer needs only petitioner’s presence, it is not necessary to append the list of documents and the schedule - Petitioner simply wants to avoid summons by way of taking hyper technical pleas, which too have no substance. This Court does not find any illegality or infirmity in the impugned summons dated 31.08.2022 - Petition dismissed.
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