ORDER

Heard Mr. Y.V. Giri, learned Sr. Advocate appearing for the petitioner assisted by Mr. Ravindra Kumar Singh, learned Advocate, learned counsel appearing for the Union of India Mr. Dr. K.N. Singh, Additional Solicitor General of India assisted by Mr. Manoj Kumar Singh, learned Central Government Counsel.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in Spl. Trial (PMLA) Case No. 7 of 2020 arising out of ECIR/PTZO/01/2017 dated 14.02.2017 for the offence under Section 3 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) punishable under Section 4 of the said Act in connection with Mithanpura P.S. Case No. 298/2016 for offence under Sections 120(B), 420, 467 & 471 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. Prosecution case according to the informant, namely, Kunal Kumar is that the petitioner and his brother namely Ashok Kumar Goenka dishonestly and fraudulently got opened his bank accounts in Kotak Mahindra Bank and three accounts in ICICI Bank at Muzaffarpur by misusing his photographs and other documents without his knowledge and consent and again without his knowledge effected transactions worth Rs.