JUDGMENT :

Tirthankar Ghosh, J.

1. Petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with M.L. Case No. 13 of 2022 pending before the learned Special Judge, (CBI-I), Court, City Sessions Court, Calcutta arising out of ECIR No. KLZO-II/19/2022 dated 24.06.2022 under Section 3 & 4 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.

2. The genesis of the present case relate to an order dated 08.06.2022 passed in WPA No. 9979 of 2022 (in the matter of Soumen Nandy –Vs. – The State of West Bengal & Ors.), wherein the CBI, ACB, Kolkata registered FIR being no. RC102022A0006 dated 09.06.2022 for offences punishable under sections 7, 7A & 8 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and Sections 120B, 420, 467, 468, 471 & 34 of INDIAN PENAL CODE , 1860 against Chandan Mondal @ Ranjan, unknown office bearers of West Bengal Board of Primary Education and others for the alleged offences committed by unknown office bearers of West Bengal Board of Primary Education in conducting the selection process of Assistant teachers.

3. As sections 7, 7A & 8 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 fall under Paragraph 8 part 'A' of the schedule to the PMLA, 2002 and Sections 120B, 420, 467 & 471 of INDIAN PENAL CODE , 1