JUDGMENT :

Sujit Narayan Prasad, J.

Prayer

1. The instant application has been filed under Sections 4 39 and 440 of Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of regular bail to the petitioner, in connection with ECIR Case No.05 of 2023 in ECIR-RNZO/10/2023, registered for alleged offence under Section 3 punishable under Section 4 of Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, pending in the Court of Special Judge, P.M.L. Act, Ranchi.

Prosecution case/Facts

2. The brief facts of the case is that an ECIR bearing no. RNZO / 10 / 2023 was recorded on 07.03.2023 and investigation under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) was initiated on the basis of FIR being Sadar P.S. Case no. 399 of 2022 dated 08.09.2022 registered for offences under Sections 406 , 420, 467, 468, 447, 504, 506, 341, 323 & 34 of the INDIAN PENAL CODE since offences under Section 420 and 467 of IPC are Scheduled Offences under Part A of the Schedule of PMLA, 2002. Purportedly, another FIR number 137 of 2023 dated 10.05.2023 under Sections 120B, 465, 467, 468 & 471 of the INDIAN PENAL CODE was also registered at Hare Street PS, Kolkata on the basis of the report of the fact finding committee of the Registra