JUDGMENT

Anup Jairam Bhambhani, J. - The applicant/Dr. Shivinder Mohan Singh seeks regular bail in the complaint case arising from Enforcement Case Information Report No. ECIR/05/DLZO-II/2019 dated 24.07.2019 (''ECIR'', for short) registered under sections 3/4 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002 (''PMLA'', for short) by the respondent/Directorate of Enforcement (''ED'', for short).

Overview :

2. The backdrop of the present application is :

(a) that the applicant was arrested on 10.10.2019 in case FIR No. 50/2019 registered under sections 409/420/120-B IPC at PS : Economic Offences Wing (EOW), New Delhi, which are the predicate/scheduled offences under the PMLA. On 03.12.2019 the applicant was granted interim bail for a period of 7 days by the learned Special Judge in the predicate offence; upon the expiry of which period, the applicant duly surrendered;

(b) that on 12.12.2019, the applicant was also arrested in the ECIR by the ED;

(c) that the applicant remained in the ED''s custody for 14 days, during which time his statements were recorded under section 50 of the PMLA; after which, on 26.12.2019, the applicant was remanded to judicial custody;

(d) that on 01.01.2020, th