DEPUTY DIRECTOR DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT vs AMLENDU PANDEY (D) THROUGH LR

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 10.11.2025 Judgment delivered on: 21.11.2025 + MISC. APPEAL(PMLA) 8/2022 DEPUTY DIRECTOR DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT .....PETITIONER versus AMLENDU PANDEY (D) THROUGH LR .....RESPONDENT Memo of Appearance For the Appellant: Mr. Zoheb Hossain, Special Counsel for ED with Mr. Vivek Gurnani, Panel Counsel, Mr. Karthik Sabharwal and Mr. Akshay Belal, Advocates For the Respondent: Mr. S.K. Das, Advocate CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIVEK CHAUDHARY HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN JUDGMENT 1. Directorate of Enforcement1, through its Deputy Director, has filed present appeal under Section 42 of Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 20022. The prayer is to set aside order dated 21.05.2019 passed by learned Appellate Tribunal, PMLA. 2. Briefly stated, the case of the ED is to the effect that several premises of one Mr. Hassan Ali Khan and his associates were raided by Income Tax Department on 5th & 6th January, 2007. Such searches brought to fore various bank accounts opened by them outside India, particularly, in Switzerland and Singapore. 1 ED 2 PMLA MISC. APPEAL(PMLA) 8/2022 Page 1 of 9 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:SONIA THAPLIYAL Signing Date:21.11.2025 14:59:51 3. Having learnt the same, ED also carried out investigation under the provisions of PMLA, which revealed commission of offences punishable under Sections 467/420/471 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 r/w Section 10(3) and 12(1) of Indian Passports Act, 1967. Since said offences were scheduled offences under PMLA, a criminal case3 was registered by ED. 4. Mr. Hassan Ali Khan and one Mr. Kashinath Tapuriah were arrested in March, 2011. 5. A prosecution complaint4 was also filed on 06.05.2011 by ED. 6. Several properties belonging to Mr. Hassan Ali Khan