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2025 Supreme(P&H) 1578

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA
Sukhpal Singh Khaira – Appellant
Versus
Directorate of Enforcement, Government of India – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioner:Mr. Vikram Chaudhri, Senior Advocate, assisted by Ms. Hargun Sandhu, Adv.
For the Respondent: Mr. Zoheb Hossain, Special Counsel, assisted by Mr. Lokesh Narang, Senior Panel Counsel.

Table of Content
1. facts leading to litigation (Para 1 , 2)
2. arguments related to trial and arrest (Para 3 , 4)
3. court's consideration of trial issues (Para 5 , 6)
4. independence of money laundering trial (Para 7)
5. legal interpretation of money laundering under pmla (Para 8)
6. interdependence of scheduled offences and money laundering (Para 9 , 10)
7. final judgment dismissing the petition (Para 11)

JUDGMENT :

TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA, J.

The petition has been filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita ( BNSS ), 2023, for setting aside the order dated 07.02.2025, Annexure P-19, passed by the trial Court, dismissing the petitioner’s application to defer further proceedings of the case bearing CIS No.COMA-1-2022 arising out of ECIR/02/STF/2021, dated 21.01.2021. The deferment was sought on the ground that further proceedings in the scheduled/predicate offence, i.e., FIR No.35 dated 05.03.2015, registered under Sections 21 , 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 61 of the NDPS Act, Sections 25 /54 of the Arms Act, 1959, and Section 66 of the Information Technology Act, 2000, at Police Station Sadar Jalalabad, District Fazilka, remained stayed in terms of interim order, dated 10.04.

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