PERVEZ vs DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT

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$~1 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + BAIL APPLN. 3681/2024 PERVEZ .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Madhav Khurana, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Rohan Wadhwa, Adv. versus DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT .....Respondent Through: Mr. Arkaj Kumar, SC with Mr. Ishank Jha, Mr. Aakarsh Mishra, Ms. Vaishnavi Bhargava, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL ORDER % 28.07.2025 CRL.M.(BAIL) 2005/2024 1. The present application has been filed seeking interim bail for a period of eight weeks for the treatment of his wife and arrange funds, in connection with ECIR No. DLZO-II/03/2024, registered under Sections 3 and 4 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, by the Directorate of Enforcement (hereinafter “ED”). 2. Mr. Madhav Khurana, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioner, submits that the present application was filed on account of the medical condition of the petitioner’s wife, who is suffering from mild lumbar spondylosis and was advised to undergo surgery. It is further submitted that the petitioner also needed to make necessary financial arrangements for the said surgery. Learned Senior Counsel further draws Signature Not Verified Signed By:AAKANSHA BAIL APPLN. 3681/2024 Page 1 of 2 SHARMA Signing Date:29.07.2025 14:39:09 attention to the fact that interim bail was granted to the petitioner by this Court vide order dated 04.11.2024, which has been extended from time to time thereafter. 3. Today, Mr. Madhav Khurana, on instructions, seeks liberty to withdraw the present application. He further submits that the petitioner may be granted two days’ time to surrender. The same is opposed by Mr. Arkaj Kumar, learned Retainer Counsel for the respondent/ED, who prays that the petitioner be directed to surrender immediately. 4. Considering that the interim bail granted