ASHOK KUMAR PAL vs DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT

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$~35 & 36 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 10th June, 2026 + BAIL APPLN. 1136/2026 ASHOK KUMAR PAL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. N Hariharan, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Varun Chandiok, Mr. Alok Kumar, Mr. Sidharth Yadav, Mr. Arpit Mahendru, Advs. versus DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT .....Respondent Through: Mr. Zoheb Hossain, Spl. Counsel for ED and Mr. Vivek Gurnani, Panel Counsel with Mr. Pranjal Tripathi, Mr. Kanishk Maurya, Ms. Tanvi Jain, Advs. ~36 + CRL.M.C. 7670/2025 ASHOK KUMAR PAL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. N Hariharan, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Varun Chandiok, Mr. Alok Kumar, Mr. Sidharth Yadav, Mr. Arpit Mahendru, Advs. versus DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT .....Respondent Through: Mr. Zoheb Hossain, Spl. Counsel for ED and Mr. Vivek Gurnani, Panel Counsel with Mr. Pranjal Tripathi, Mr. Kanishk Maurya, Ms. Tanvi Jain, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN Madhu Jain, J. (Oral) 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. BAIL APPLN. 1136/2026 Signature Not Verified Signed By:RENUKA NEGI BAIL APPLN. 1136/2026 & CRL.M.C. 7670/2025 Page 1 of 16 Signing Date:10.06.2026 18:34:00 CRL.M.A. 5411/2026 & CRL.M.(BAIL) 2192/2025 in CRL.M.C. 7670/2025 2. The present application has been filed by the Applicant under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘BNSS’) seeking grant of regular bail in connection with ECIR/STF/14/2025 arising out of FIR No. 0131/2024 and FIR No. 0079/2025, presently pending for trial before the Court of learned ASJ-04, Patiala House Courts, New Delhi. Brief Facts 3. The Applicant was working as Chief Financial Officer (‘CFO’) with Reliance Power Limited (‘RPL’) during the period from 29.01.2023 to 11.10.2025. He was also an authorised signatory of Reliance NU BESS Limited, former