New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted reprieve to Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren by staying the trial proceedings against him in a case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) over his repeated non-compliance with summons in an alleged land scam case. The case against Soren was filed under section 174 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) that seeks to punish a person who disobeys summons issued by a public servant, in this case summons issued by ED. The case was lodged in 2024 as ED alleged that Soren refused to turn up for questioning despite issuance of seven summons. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and Viipul M Pancholi issued notice to ED, reminding it to focus on the bulk of complaints being probed against Soren in connection with the alleged scams linked to land, mining contracts, etc....