RAMESH CHANDRA vs THE DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT

$~J * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Judgment reserved on: 04.02.2025 Judgment pronounced on: 21.03.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 1913/2022 RAMESH CHANDRA .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Rebecca M. John, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Vishal Gosain, Mr. Anuroop Chakravarti, Mr. Pravir Singh, Advs. versus THE DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT .....Respondent Through: Mr. Zoheb Hossain, Special Counsel with Mr. Vivek Gurnani, Standing Counsel with Mr. Kartik Sabharwal, Mr. Pranjal Tripathi, Mr. Kanishk Maurya, Ms. Ilma Khan, Mr. Suradhish Vats, Mr. Kunal Kochar, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASMEET SINGH JUDGMENT : JASMEET SINGH, J 1. This is a petition seeking regular bail in ECIR/04/DLZO-II/2018 dated 06.06.2018 under Sections 406, 420 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (“IPC”) and Sections 3 read with 4 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (“PMLA”). On 31.08.2021, the said ECIR was amended to include the offences under Sections 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (“PCA”). 2. It is stated that the petitioner is 86 years old and is suffering from multiple ailments. His medical reports indicate a deteriorating 3. The petitioner was arrested in the present cas