MANIDEEP MAGO vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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$~J- * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision : 15th May, 2025 + W.P.(CRL) 2241/2024 & CRL.M.A. 21882/2024, CRL.M.A. 30909/2024 MANIDEEP MAGO .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Vikram Chaudhri, Senior Advocate with Mr. Raktim Gogoi, Mr. Arveen Sekhon, Mr. Rishi Sehgal, Mr. Shivam Pal Sharma, Mr. Anuj Kr. And Mr. Ishaan Sahai, Advocates. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Amol Sinha, ASC (Criminal) for the State with Mr. Kshitiz Garg, Mr. Ashvini Kumar and Mr. Nitish Dhawan, Advocates. Insp. Pawan Kumar, AGS Crime Branch. Dr. B. Ramaswamy, CGSC for Union of India. Mr. Zoheb Hossain, Special Counsel with Mr. Vivek Gurnani, Panel Counsel, Mr. Pranjal Tripathi and Mr. Kartik Sabharwal, Advocates for ED. + W.P.(CRL) 2391/2024 & CRL.M.A. 23401/2024 SANJAY SETHI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Raktim Gogoi, Mr. Arveen Sekhon, Mr. Rishi Sehgal, Mr. Shivam Pal Sharma, Mr. Anuj Kr. And Mr. Ishaan Sahai, Advocates. Signature Not Verified W.P.(CRL) 2241/2024 & W.P.(CRL) 2391/2024 Page 1 of 57 Signed By:ANJALI KAUSHIK Signing Date:15.05.2025 14:54:29 versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Amol Sinha, ASC (Criminal) for the State with Mr. Kshitiz Garg, Mr. Ashvini Kumar and Mr. Nitish Dhawan, Advocates. Insp. Pawan Kumar, AGS Crime Branch. Mr. Amit Tiwari, CGSC with Mr.Hussain Taqvi, GP, Mr. Ayush Tanwar and Ms. Ayushi Srivastava, Advocates for UOI. Mr. Zoheb Hossain, Special Counsel with Mr. Vivek Gurnani, Panel Counsel, Mr. Pranjal Tripathi and Mr. Kartik Sabharwal, Advocates for ED. HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANUP JAIRAM BHAMBHANI J U D G M E N T ANUP JAIRAM BHAMBHANI J. These petitions evince common questions of law arising from a similar fact-situation and are therefore being taken-up together for consideration. It may be noted howev