AKSHAY KUMAR 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. 3603/2024 AKSHAY KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Amandeep Singh, Mr. Manu Pratap Singh and Ms. Akanksha Singh, Advocates versus DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT .....Respondent Through: Mr. Arkaj Kumar, SC with Ms. Vaishnavi Bhargava, Mr. Aakash Mishra and Mr. Ishank Jha, 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 483 along with Section 528 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter “BNSS”) read with Section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (hereinafter “PMLA”) seeking grant of regular bail in ECIR/DLZO-II/03/2024 dated 22nd April, 2024 registered under Sections 3 and 4 of the PMLA, arising out of FIR No. 59/2024 dated 12 th March, 2024, registered at Police Station Crime Branch, Delhi for offences punishable under Sections 274, 275, 276, 420, 468, 471, 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 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:PRAVEEN KUMAR BABBAR BAIL APPLN. 3603/2024 Page 1 of 32 Signing Date:30.01.2025 17:21:11 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 given by SI Gulab Singh. The complaint alleged the involvement of accused persons in the procurement, manufacturing and sale of spurious anti-cancer medicines. 3. It was alleged that the primary accused, namely Viphil Jain and Suraj Shat, in collusion with their associates, were engaged in the illegal procurement of empty vials and ra