ADITYA KRISHNA vs DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of order: 28th January, 2025 + BAIL APPLN. 3464/2024 & CRL.M.A. 34021/2024 & CRL.M.A. 37399/2024 & CRL.M.(BAIL) 2021/2024 ADITYA KRISHNA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Siddharth Aggarwal, Senior Advocate with Ms. Tanya Agarwal and Mr. Gaurav Kalra, Advocates versus DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT .....Respondent Through: Mr. Manish Jain, Special Counsel, ED with Mr. Snehal Sharda, Ms. Gulnaz Khan and Ms. Dhanvati, Advocates CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA DHARI SINGH ORDER CHANDRA DHARI SINGH, J (Oral) 1. The instant bail application has been filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter “CrPC”) [now Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter “BNSS”)] seeking grant of regular bail in ECIR/DLZO-II/03/2024 dated 22nd April, 2024 registered under Sections 3 and 4 of the PMLA by the Directorate of Enforcement (hereinafter “ED”), arising out of FIR No. 59/2024 dated 12th March, 2024, registered at Police Station - Crime Branch, Delhi for offences Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed BAIL APPLN. 3464/2024 Page 1 of 50 By:GAURAV SHARMA Signing Date:29.01.2025 18:06:26 punishable under Sections 274, 275, 276, 420, 468, 471 read with 120B and 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter “IPC”). 2. The brief facts that led to the filing of the instant application are that on 12th March, 2024, FIR No. 59/2024 was registered at Police Station – Crime Branch, Delhi under Sections 274, 275, 276, 420, 468, 471 read with 120B and 34 of the IPC, based on a complaint by SI Gulab Singh. The complaint alleged the involvement of several accused persons in the procurement, manufacturing and sale of spurious anti-cancer medicines. 3. In the said FIR, it has been alleged that the prim