Chargesheet filed against suspended judge, M3M, IREO, Vatika promoters

The State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (SV&ACB), Haryana, filed a chargesheet under the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act against suspended CBI and ED Special Judge Sudhir Parmar, and three prominent builders — Roop Bansal of M3M, Anil Bhalla of Vatika and Lalit Goyal of IREO — before a Panchkula court today.

Key seizures and findings

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Luxury vehicles   17 units worth Rs 60 crore

Jewellery   Valued at ₹5.75 crore

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Cash  ₹15 lakh

Plot purchase     ₹1.8 crore (actual value ₹4 crore)

Bribe demand      ₹5-7 crore

ED arrest   Judge held on August 10, 2023

The judge’s nephew, Ajay Parmar, has also been named as an accused in the case.

The chargesheet invokes Sections 7, 8, 11 and 13 of the PC Act, dealing with bribery and criminal misconduct by a public servant and Section 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC.

The case

According to the FIR registered on April 17, 2023, then CBI and ED Special Judge Sudhir Parmar allegedly demanded and accepted bribes to favour the promoters of IREO and M3M Groups in an ongoing Enforcement Directorate (ED) case.

Screenshots of WhatsApp chats submitted to SV&ACB purportedly showed Parmar demanding Rs 5-7 crore for “helping out” M3M owners. The FIR claimed that Rs 5 crore was paid to the judge in connection with the IREO case. Following the FIR, Parmar was suspended from service.

Subsequently, the ED registered an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) on June 13, 2023, against Parmar, his nephew Ajay, M3M promoter Roop Bansal, and others. During raids at M3M and IREO premises, the ED seized 17 luxury vehicles worth Rs 60 crore, jewellery worth Rs 5.75 crore, cash of Rs 15 lakh and incriminating documents and digital evidence. The ED arrested Parmar on August 10, 2023.

What ED found

In its 2023 chargesheet, the ED alleged that Ajay Parmar acted as a conduit between the judge and the builders. He allegedly facilitated favours in exchange for financial and material benefits.

The probe revealed that Judge Parmar misused his position to secure a job for Ajay at M3M for Rs 12 lakh per annum, which was later increased to Rs 18–20 lakh after he became the CBI/ED judge at Panchkula.

The ED alleged that Ajay received Rs 40 lakh from R Sai Transport and transferred Rs 41 lakh to his mother Pushpa Devi’s account. His brother Paramveer received Rs 36 lakh and transferred Rs 39.45 lakh to Pushpa, who allegedly received Rs 54 lakh directly from the same firm. The money was used to buy a plot in Vatika India Next, Sector 82, Gurugram.

The firm’s owner, Rohit Tomar, told the ED the amount was a loan, but admitted that “no loan agreement was signed, no interest was charged or paid and no collateral or repayment was made.”

The ED stated that the Gurugram plot was registered for Rs 1.8 crore, though its market value exceeded Rs 4 crore.

The investigation also revealed Parmar’s communication with Anil Bhalla, Director of Vatika Group, who was under ED probe for money laundering. Extracts from the judge’s mobile phone showed he told Bhalla, “My nephew will call you,” and in another chat dated February 27, 2023, Bhalla asked, “Can we encash the cheques today?” to which Parmar replied, “Kindly deposit in 3-4 days.” The cheques were dated January 23, 2023.

Ajay also jointly purchased agricultural land worth Rs 1 crore in Sampka village, Pataudi (Gurugram), along with Rohit Tomar and another contractor.

ED’s claim on IREO–M3M deal

The agency claimed that M3M promoters were aware they would be named as accused in the supplementary chargesheet in the IREO case, as Rs 400 crore had been routed from IREO to M3M through a Bhiwani land deal.

“The amounts were not received directly but through several layers and multiple shell companies operated by the M3M group,” the ED stated in its submission before court.