DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT THROUGH DEPUTY DIRECTOR vs POONAM MALIK

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 11.07.2025 Judgment pronounced on: 14.11.2025 + MISC. APPEAL (PMLA) 4/2021, CRL.M.A.1412/2020 (for stay), CRL.M.A.1414/2020 (for delay in filing) and CRL.M.A. 1415/2020 (for delay in re-filing) DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT THROUGH DEPUTY DIRECTOR .....Appellant Through: Mr. Zoheb Hossain, Special Counsel along with Mr. Vivek Gurnani, Panel Counsel for ED, Mr. Kanishk Maurya and Mr. Satyam, Advocates. versus POONAM MALIK .....Respondent Through: Mr. Madhav Khurana, Senior Advocate along with Mr.Vignaraj Pasayat, Advocate. + MISC. APPEAL (PMLA) 5/2021, CRL.M.A. 1432/2020 (for stay), CRL.M.A. 1434/2020 (for delay in filing) & CRL.M.A. 1435/2020 (for delay in re-filing) DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT THROUGH DEPUTY DIRECTOR ...Appellant Through: Mr. Zoheb Hossain, Special Counsel with Mr. Vivek Gurnani, Panel Counsel for ED, Mr. Kanishk Maurya and Mr. Satyam, Advocates. versus Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:HARVINDER KAUR BHATIA MISC. APPEAL (PMLA) 4/2021 and 5/2021 Page 1 of 31 Signing Date:14.11.2025 17:05:28 POONAM MALIK .....Respondent Through: Mr. Madhav Khurana, Senior Advocate along with Mr. Vignaraj Pasayat, Advocate. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR JUDGMENT HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR, J. 1. The Directorate of Enforcement1 has filed the present appeals under Section 42 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 20022, challenging the common order dated 10.06.2019 and the subsequent review order dated 20.09.2019 (collectively referred to as the „Impugned Orders‟), passed by the learned Appellate Tribunal (PMLA), New Delhi3, in FPA-PMLA-2968/DLI/2018 and FPA- PMLA-2969/DLI/2018. 2. By the Impugned Orders, the learned Appellate Tribu