Ajay Ajit Peter Kerkar vs Directorate of Enforcement

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2024 Supreme(SC) 907

ABHAY S. OKA, UJJAL BHUYAN
Ajay Ajit Peter Kerkar – Appellant
Versus
Directorate of Enforcement – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant :Mr. Neeha Nagpal Advocate, Mr. Malak Manish Bhatt Advocate, Mr. Vishvendra Tomar Advocate, Mr. Nikunj Mahajan Advocate, Mr. Amit Sibal Senior, Advocate, Mr. Rishabh Sharma Advocate, Mr. Darpan Sachdeva Advocate
For the Respondent:Mr. S.V. Raju ASG, Mr. Mukesh Kumar Maroria Advocate, Mr. Zoheb Hussain Advocate, Mr. Annam Venkatesh Advocate, Mr. Arkaj Kumar Advocate, Mr. Siddharth Dharmadhikari Advocate, Mr. Aaditya Aniruddha Pande Advocate, Mr. Bharat Bagla Advocate, Mr. Sourav Singh Advocate, Mr. Aditya Krishna Advocate, Mr. Preet S. Phanse Advocate, Mr. Adarsh Dubey Advocate, Ms. Yamini Singh Advocate

JUDGMENT :

Abhay S. Oka, J.

Leave granted.

1. Heard the learned senior counsel appearing for the appellant and the learned counsel Additional Solicitor General appearing for respondent No.1.

2. The appellant has been arrested in connection with an offence punishable under Section 4 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (for short “the PMLA”). Paragraph 416 of a decision of this Court in the case Vijay Madanlal Choudhary Vs. Union of India reads thus:

Thus, it would not be appropriate to deny the relief of Section 436A of the 1973 Code which is a wholesome provision beneficial to a person accused under the 2002 Act. However, Section 436A of the 1973 Code, does not provide for an absolute right of bail as in the case of default bail under Section 167 of the 1973 Code. For, in the fact situation of

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