JUDGMENT

Ved Prakash Vaish, J.—By this application filed under Section 439 read with Section 482 of Cr.P.C., the petitioner is seeking bail in ECIR No.DLZO/15/2014/AD(VM)/CBI/ACU-V/NEW DELHI under Section 120B read with Section 420 of IPC and Sections 7/8/9/12/13(2) read with Section 13(1)(d) of PC Act, 1988 (hereinafter referred to as ‘PC Act’) read with Sections 3 and 4 of Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (for short, ‘PMLA’) registered by the Enforcement Department, New Delhi on 03.07.2014.

2. The facts of the case as borne out from Enforcement Case Information Report (for short, ‘ECIR’) are that on 08.02.2010 Ministry of Defence, Government of India signed a Contract No. Air (HQ)/S 96062/6/ASI with M/s. Agustawestland International Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as ‘AWIL’) for the supply of 12 AW 101 VVIP/VIP Helicopters with Associated Engineering Package at an aggregated price of Euro 556.262 million (Rs.3726.96 crores @ Rs.67 per Euro). M/s. Agustawestland started paying kickbacks to Mr. Haschke and Mr. Gerosa under the guise of several consultancy contracts executed between M/s. Agustawestland S.P.A. and M/s. Gordian Services Sarl, Tunisia. M/s. Agustawestland S.P.A.