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Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Preeti Chandra In Money Laundering Case, Says Order Be Not Given Effect Till June 16 After ED Request
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted bail to Preeti Chandra, the wife of Unitech promoter Sanjay Chandra, in a money laundering case probed by Enforcement Directorate. However, at the request of ED, Justice Jasmeet Singh said that the order be not given effect to till Friday. As the court pronounced the order, ED Counsel Zoheb Hossain requested that the order may not be given effect to...
Discretion To Choose High Court Or Sessions Court For Moving Anticipatory Bail Can’t Be Restricted By Narrow Interpretation: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that the discretion of an applicant to choose either High Court or trial court for moving anticipatory bail plea cannot be restricted by construing section 438 of CrPC narrowly. Analyzing the provision, a vacation bench of Justice Chandra Dhari Singh said that there is no bar on approaching the High Court directly for seeking anticipatory bail and that both...
Liquor Policy: Delhi Court Grants Bail To Two Accused In Money Laundering Case
A Delhi Court has granted bail to two accused persons in the money laundering case connected to implementation of the national capital's excise policy of 2021-22.Special Judge MK Nagpal of Rouse Avenue Courts granted bail to Rajesh Joshi and Gautam Malhotra and ordered their release from custody subject to furnishing of a personal bond of Rs. 2 lakhs each. It has been alleged by...
‘Repeated Use Of Template Paragraphs Impermissible’: Delhi High Court Warns PMLA Adjudicating Authority Of Action
The Delhi High Court had warned the Adjudicating Authority under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) to not use “disconcerting language” in its orders and said that repeated use of “template paragraphs” is not permissible. Justice Prathiba M Singh directed the Appellate Tribunal under PMLA to ensure that the Adjudicating Authority abides by the principles of natural...
LIFE Mission Case: Kerala High Court Dismisses M Sivasankar's Bail Plea
The Kerala High Court on Thursday dismissed the bail application filed by M Sivasankar, former Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Kerala, in the money laundering case related to alleged corruption in the LIFE (Livelihood, Inclusion and Financial Empowerment) Mission project, a housing project of the Kerala Government for the homeless.Justice A. Badharudeen observed that although...
Satyendar Jain Is Influential Person, ‘Conceptualizer’ Of Entire Money Laundering Operation; Not Entitled To Bail Under PMLA: Delhi High Court
Denying bail to Satyendar Jain in the money laundering case, the Delhi High Court on Thursday said that witness statements show that the Aam Aadmi Party leader is the “conceptualizer, visualizer and executor” of the entire operation. The court also said he is an influential person having the potential to tamper with evidence.In the order running into 46 pages, Justice Dinesh Kumar...
Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Satyendar Jain In Money Laundering Case
The Delhi High Court on Thursday denied bail to Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain in the money laundering case in which he has been in custody since May 30 last year.Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma also denied bail to co-accused Vaibhav Jain and Ankush Jain. “Satyendar Jain is an influential person and has the potential of tampering with evidence. The petitioner (Jain), at this stage,...





