TARUN KUMAR Vs. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Leave granted.

(2.) The Appellant-accused being aggrieved by the Judgment and Order dtd. 18/7/2023 passed by the High Court of Delhi at New Delhi in Bail Application No. 152 of 2023 has preferred the present appeal. The High Court vide the impugned order has dismissed the said bail application of the appellant seeking bail in connection with the Complaint Case No. 20/2021 bearing ECIR /DLZO-1/12/2021 arising out of FIR No. RC0742020E0014, registered for the offence under Sec. 13(2) read with 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and under Sec. 120B read with Sec. 420, 465, 467, 468 and 471 of IPC. The appellant was arrested on 22/6/2022 on the fourth supplementary complaint having been filed by the respondent under Ss. 44 and 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (hereinafter referred to as the 'PML Act'), in continuation of the complaint dtd. 1/9/2021, 11/10/2021 and 18/11/2021 in Case No. 20/2021, for the commission of the offence of money laundering as defined under Sec. 3 punishable under Sec. 4 of PML Act.

(3.) The broad facts and events as discernible from the record may be stated as under: