JUDGMENT :

SUJIT NARAYAN PRASAD, J.

1. The instant application has been filed under Section 438 read with 440 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 praying for grant of anticipatory bail in ECIR Case No. 2 of 2023 arising out of ECIR-RNZO/16/2020 read with its addendum dated 05.04.2023 (arising out of FIR No. 22 of 2023 registered with the Economic Offence Wing, Delhi under Sections 120B, 420, 471, 473, 476 and 484 of IPC) alleging offences committed under Section 3 read with Section 70 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, hereinafter referred to as the Act, 2002.

2. The prosecution story in brief as per the allegation made in the instant ECIR/complaint reads as under:

ECIR bearing No. ECIR/RNSZO/16/2020 was recorded on 17.09.2020 based on the FIR bearing No. 13/2019 dated 13.11.2019, registered by ACB Jamshedpur, under section 7(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, (amended as on 2018) and Chargesheet dated 11.01.2020 filed by ACB against (i) Suresh Prasad Verma and Alok Ranjan under section 7 (b) of PC Act, 2018 and u/s 120B & 201 of IPC for investigation of offe