Sudhir Parmar is an Indian judicial officer who was appointed as the Special CBI and ED Judge of the Special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) Court in Panchkula, Haryana in November 2021. He was suspended from high schools in Punjab and Haryana. In April 2023, the Haryana Anti-Corruption Bureau raided Sudhir’s official residence. Sudhir was detained by the Enforcement Directorate from Gurgaon on August 10, 2023, as part of a money laundering investigation into alleged bribery charges against him.
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He lives in Panchkula, Haryana.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′8″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Little is known about his family.
Profession
In 2019, Sudhir Parmar was appointed as Additional District and Sessions Judge, Gurgaon. In November 2021, he was appointed as the special judge of the Central Bureau of Investigation, Panchkula. He also serves as a special judge in the Enforcement Directorate under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). As special judge, he was in charge of the designated courts in Haryana for hearing CBI and ED cases. During his tenure, he handled several high-profile cases, including the trial of former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, several former IAS officers and real estate developers Manesar land scam and AJL cases.
Sudhir Parmar in his office
The Punjab and Haryana High Court suspended him in April 2023 after the Haryana Anti-Corruption Bureau raided his official residence in Panchkula in connection with a money laundering case registered against him. Gurugram Additional Sessions Judge Rajeev Goyal was additionally charged by the Punjab and Haryana High Court as judge of the Special CBI Court in Panchkula after he was suspended from service. Sudhir was a member of Rohtak Bar Association before joining the judiciary.
dispute
money laundering case
On April 17, 2023, conspiracy charges were filed under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and the Haryana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) under the Indian Penal Code. The Education Department said in a statement,
According to reliable sources, instances of gross misconduct, abuse of office and solicitation and acceptance of undue advantages/bribes from the accused were discovered in cases pending before the courts (judge cases). “
The first information report (FIR) filed by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) contains screenshots of a WhatsApp conversation involving Sudhir Parmar, showing him demanding Rs 5-7 crore to assist the real estate company owner in filing a case with the Enforcement Directorate (Supplementary). During the chat, Palma asked another person to accept bribe payments from the company owner on his behalf. The ACB claimed that the conversations also revealed that Rs 5 crore had been provided to Parma to handle cases involving the real estate giant. The FIR further alleged that while Sudhir Parmar was posted as Additional Sessions Judge/Additional District Judge in Gurgaon, he used his official role to establish links with the owners of IREO and M3M Group. The move is aimed at getting his nephew Ajay Parmar a position as a group legal advisor with an annual salary of Rs 12 lakh. Later, after Sudhir Parmar was transferred to the post of Special Judge, CBI/ED, Panchkula, his nephew’s salary was increased to Rs 18-20 lakh per annum. The ACB cited recordings numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4 in support of this claim. The FIR goes on to accuse Ajay Parmar of receiving large sums of money from R Sai Transport Company between August 2022 and February 2023. Ajay transferred Rs 41 lakh to his mother Pushpa Devi. Similarly, Ajay’s brother Paramvir Singh Parmar received Rs 36 lakh from the transport company between July 2022 and January 2023 and another Rs 3.45 lakh, which was also transferred to their mother. During the same period, Pushpa Devi received Rs 54 lakh from the company. With the money, she purchased a plot of land in her name in Sector 82, Gurgaon, at a registered price well below the market value. The complaint also highlights that despite the Enforcement Directorate filing a case against IREO Managing Director Lalit Goyal on January 14, 2022, Sudhir Parmar was No charges were filed for much of the time. Following the FIR, the Haryana Anti-Corruption Bureau conducted a raid at the residence of Sudhir Parmar on April 18, 2023. Subsequently, on April 27, 2023, the Punjab and Haryana High Court suspended Parmar. On July 6, 2023, Sudhir’s nephew Ajay Parmar filed an application before the Panchkula PMLA court seeking access to audio recordings and WhatsApp chats while challenging the factual basis of the ECIR. However, the court rejected his application. On August 10, 2023, Sudhir Parmar was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). This led to several district bar associations in Haryana suspending their work on August 11, 2023, in protest against the arrest of Sudhir Parmar.
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