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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
RAVINDER DUDEJA
Arvind Dham – Appellant
Versus
Directorate of Enforcement – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. application for bail under pmla (Para 1) |
| 2. investigation details regarding amtek group fraud (Para 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11) |
| 3. role of the applicant in the alleged fraud (Para 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16) |
| 4. submissions of the applicant's counsel for bail (Para 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24) |
| 5. submissions of the respondent (ed) against bail (Para 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32) |
| 6. court's analysis of serious economic offences (Para 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37) |
| 7. implications of prolonged trial and bail considerations (Para 38 , 39 , 40) |
| 8. legal precedents and principles guiding bail decisions (Para 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45) |
| 9. risk of tampering with evidence and witness interference (Para 46 , 47 , 48) |
| 10. broader societal considerations for denying bail (Para 49 , 50 , 51) |
| 11. complexity of economic offences necessitating scrutiny (Para 52 , 53 , 54) |
| 12. summary of the court's ruling and dismissal of bail (Para 55 , 56 , 57 , 58) |
| 13. instructions regarding the confidentiality of findings (Para 59) |
JUDGMENT :
RAVINDER DUDEJA, J.
1. That the present application is being preferred under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 [“ BNSS ”]
The court underscored that in cases of serious economic offences, the gravity of the allegations and the societal impact outweigh individual rights to bail, especially when considerable evidence indi....
In economic offences, bail is not a right; the burden rests on the applicant to show no risk of interference with justice or likelihood of guilt, reinforced by the position of the accused.
Economic offences require a cautious approach during bail considerations, balancing individual rights and public interest due to their profound impact.
(1) Bail – Money Laundering – All economic offences cannot be classified into one group as it may involve various activities and may differ from one case to another – Court cannot categorize all offe....
The court emphasized that bail under the PMLA requires satisfaction of twin conditions regarding the accused's guilt and likelihood of committing further offences, which were not met in this case.
The court determined that the prosecution must establish a clear link to proceeds of crime to justify denial of bail under PMLA, emphasizing the right to a speedy trial.
(1) Economic offences having deep-rooted conspiracies and involving huge loss of public funds need to be viewed seriously and considered as grave offences affecting economy of country as a whole and ....
Bail – Delay and long detention in custody cannot be a ground for grant of bail in cases of money laundering.
Offence of money-laundering - Anticipatory bail rejected - Parameters for grant of anticipatory bail in a serious offence are required to be satisfied and further while granting such relief, Court mu....
Economic offences like money laundering under the PMLA warrant severe scrutiny for bail, emphasizing the right to a speedy trial while recognizing the gravity of the allegations and prolonged detenti....
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