The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has urged the court to prosecute Hemant Soren under section 174 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which pertains to non-attendance in obedience to an order from a public servant. This request was made in the agency's complaint filed under sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and the IPC.

The former Chief Minister was arrested by the federal probe agency on January 31 on charges of money laundering after undergoing a second round of questioning at his official residence in Ranchi. He resigned from his position as Chief Minister before his arrest. Presently, the 48-year-old JMM leader remains under judicial custody.

"From the contents of the complainant (ED) and the material placed on record, prima facie offence under section 174 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, is made out and there are sufficient grounds for proceedings under Section 204 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, against accused Hemant Soren," the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Krishna Kant Mishra said in its order issued on Monday.

A similar complaint has been lodged by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal before a Delhi court. The complaint alleges that Kejriwal disobeyed the agency's summonses on three separate occasions.

The case is scheduled for its next hearing on March 16. Eight summonses have been issued to Mr. Kejriwal thus far, and he has not appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED), labeling these notices as illegal.The money laundering investigation against Soren is linked to an alleged fraudulent acquisition of 8.5 acres of land in Ranchi by him, along with "several other properties linked to him."