PRANJAL PANDEY vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Pronounced on: 23rd July, 2025 + BAIL APPLN. 2323/2021, CRL.M.A. 22504/2023 CRL.M.(BAIL) 896/2021 PRANJAL PANDEY S/o Mr. Pawan Kumar Pandey, Aged 28 years, R/o: D-26, 2nd Floor, Block. D, Saket, New Delhi-1 10017. Email: pranjal.rewa22@g,mail.com .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Dayan Krishnan, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Aman Avinav and Mr. Kumar Rishabh Parth, Advocates. Versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI (Economic Offences Wing) Through its Standing Counsel (Criminal) Chamber No. 437, Lawyers Chamber Block-I, Delhi High Court, New Delhi-1 10003 .....Respondent Through: Mr. Yudhvir Singh Chauhan Ld. APP for State. Mr. S.V. Raju, Ld. ASG, Mr. Zoheb Hossain, Spl. Counsel, Mr. Vivek Gurnani, Panel Counsel with Mr. Kanishk Maurya, Mr. Harik Sabharwal, Mr. Pranjal Tripathi, Mr. Kunal Kochar and Mr. Siddharth Kumar, Advocates and Mr. Mohit Godara, ED(I.O). ACP Keshav Mathur, Insp. Sanjay Singh EOW, Mandir Marg. BAIL APPLN. 2323/2021 Page 1 of 12 Signature Not Verified Signed By:RITA SHARMA Signing Date:23.07.2025 20:56:53 CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA J U D G M E N T NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J. 1. Bail Application under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as „Cr.P.C’) has been filed on behalf of the Applicant, Prabir Purkayastha seeking Anticipatory Bail in FIR No. 116/2020 dated 26.08.2020 under Section 406/420/120-B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as „IPC‟) registered at Police Station Economic Offences Wing, Delhi Police. 2. Based on the FIR, an Enforcement Case Information Report being ECIR/14/HIU/2020 dated 2 September 2020 (“ECIR”) was recorded under S. 3 and S. 4 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (“PMLA”) by the Directorate of Enforcement (“ED”).