KHILJI MOHSINAHMED MUSTAKALI vs ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ENFORCEMENT AND ANR

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WAKLE MANOJ JANARDHAN Manoj 2-BA-2430-2025.doc Digitally signed by WAKLE MANOJ JANARDHAN Date: 2025.12.06 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY 13:57:20 +0530 CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO.2430 OF 2025 Khilji Mohsinahmed Mustakali …Applicant Versus Assistant Director, Directorate of Enforcement & Anr. ...Respondents Mr. Aabad Ponda, Senior Advocate a/w Adv. Jugal Kanani i/b. Adv. Prabanjay R. Dave, for the Applicant. Mrs. Manisha Jagtap a/w Ms. Yashashree Raut, for Respondent No.1-(ED). Mrs. Sangeeta Shinde, APP for the Respondent No.2-State. CORAM: SHYAM C. CHANDAK, J. RESERVED ON : 28th NOVEMBER, 2025 PRONOUNCED ON : 05th DECEMBER, 2025 JUDGMENT :- . This bail application arises on account of rejection of the application for bail filed by the Applicant before the trial Court invoking Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (“BNSS”) r/w Section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (“PMLA”), in an ECIR bearing No.ECIR/MBZO-II/20/2024. Respondent No.1 filed an Affidavit-in-Reply and opposed this application. 2. Heard Mr. Aabad Ponda, the learned Senior Counsel appearing for the Applicant and Ms. Manisha Jagtap, the learned Special PP for Respondent No.1-ED. Perused the Application, the reply and the written submissions presented by the respective Counsel. 1/23 Manoj 2-BA-2430-2025.doc 3. Based on an F.I.R. bearing No.295 of 2024, dated 07/11/2024 under Sections 318 (4) 338, 340 (2) of BNS, 2023, registered with Malegaon Chawani Police Station, Nashik, Respondent No.1 has registered the said ECIR bearing No.ECIR/MBZO-II/20/2024 on 11/11/2024. 3.1 Said F.I.R. No.295 of 2024 was registered on the complaint filed by Jayesh Lotan Misal, wherein it is stated that one Seraj Ahmed Mohammad Harun Memon had collected