Saumya Chaurasia vs Directorate of Enforcement

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2023 Supreme(SC) 1224

ANIRUDDHA BOSE, BELA M. TRIVEDI
Saumya Chaurasia – Appellant
Versus
Directorate of Enforcement – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the Petitioner(s): Mr. Kapil Sibal, Sr. Adv. Mr. Siddharth Aggarwal, Sr. Adv. Mr. Malak Manish Bhatt, AOR Mr. Arshdeep Singh Khurana, Adv. Mr. Harshwardhan Parganiha, Adv. Ms. Neeha Nagpal, Adv. Mr. Aditya Chopra, Adv. Mr. Mandeep Singh, Adv. Mr. Harsh Srivastava, Adv. Ms. Arshiya Ghose, Adv. Mr. Sidak Anand, Adv.
For the Respondent(s): Mr. S.V. Raju, A.S.G. Mr. Mukesh Kumar Maroria, AOR Mr. Zoheb Hossain, Adv. Mr. Annam Venkatesh, Adv. Ms. Sairica Raju, Adv. Mr. Chandra Prakash, Adv. Mr. Arkaj Kumar, Adv. Mr. Vivek, Adv. Ms. Manisha Dubey, Adv. Mr. Ankit Bhatia, Adv. Mr. Hitarth Raja, Adv. Agrimaa Singh, Adv. Mr. Kshitiz Aggarwal, Adv. Mr. Harsh Paul Singh, Adv. Mr. Samrat Goswami, Adv. Bhavini Srivastava, Adv. Mr. Vinayak Sharma, Adv. Mr. Gaurav Sarkar, Adv. Ms. Sonali Sharma, Adv.

JUDGMENT :

BELA M. TRIVEDI, J.

1. Leave granted.

2. The order dated 23.06.2023 passed by the High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur in Miscellaneous Criminal Case No. 1258/2023 is assailed by way of present Appeal, whereby the High Court has dismissed the bail application filed by the appellant under Section 439 of Cr.P.C. The appellant was arrested on 02.12.2022 in connection with the Crime No. ECIR/RPZ0/09/2022 dated 29.09.2022, registered at the Police Station/Investigating Agency Directorate of Enforcement, Zonal Office Raipur, Chhattisgarh, for the offences punishable under Sections 186, 204, 353, 384, 120-B of IPC read with Sections 3 and 4 of Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (for short “PML Act”).

3. Shorn of unnecessary details, facts in brief as emerging from the record, may be stated as under:

Dates	Particulars
30.06.2022	A search and seizure action under Section 132 of the Income Tax Act was carried out against an individual named Suryakant Tiwari, who was at the time of search and seizure found at Room No. 664, Hotel Sheraton Gra

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2023 Supreme(SC) 1224

ANIRUDDHA BOSE, BELA M. TRIVEDISaumya Chaurasia – AppellantVersusDirectorate of Enforcement – Respondent

Cases Referred (3)

ANIRUDDHA BOSE, BELA M. TRIVEDI
Saumya Chaurasia – Appellant
Versus
Directorate of Enforcement – Respondent