Hemant Soren, aged about 48 years, filed a criminal revision petition (Cr. Revision No. 982 of 2026) before the Jharkhand High Court challenging the order dated 08.06.2026 of the Special Judge, PMLA, Ranchi, which had rejected his discharge application in a money laundering case (ECIR No. RNZO/25/2023) registered under Sections 3 and 4 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. An interlocutory application (I.A. No. 12139 of 2026) was also filed seeking stay of further proceedings in the trial court on the ground that sanction under Section 197(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure had not been accorded. The underlying allegations involve fraudulent acquisition of approximately 8.86 acres of land at Baragain, Ranchi, through tampering of government revenue registers, falsification of official records, and fabrication of documents, with the petitioner alleged to have been in unlawful possession of the said land since 2010-11. The High Court, after hearing both sides on 16.09.2026, reserved and then pronounced its order on 18.09.2026, primarily considering the interlocutory application for stay of proceedings pending before the trial court where charge framing was scheduled for 19.09.2026. The judgment text provided covers the factual matrix and procedural history but does not disclose the final operative order on the interlocutory application.