JUDGMENT :

(Rajesh Singh Chauhan, J.)

1. Heard Sri Jaideep Narain Mathur, learned Senior Advocate, assisted by Sri Ritwick Rai, Sri Rajiv Shaker Bhatnagar, Sri Birendra Kumar Mishra, Sri Anshuman Mohit Chaturvedi, Sri Agni Sen, Sri Vaibhav Tiwari and Sri Aviral Rai, learned counsel for the applicant as well as Sri Rohit Tripathi, learned counsel for the Enforcement Directorate.

2. Sri Rohit Tripathi has filed counter affidavit, the same is taken on record.

3. As per learned counsel for the applicant, the present applicant is in jail since 10.01.2023 in Sessions Case No.2791 of 2022, arising out of ECIR No.ECIR/04/PMLA/LZO/2012, under Sections 3 & 4 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, currently pending in the Court of learned Special Judge, PMLA, Lucknow.

4. Brief facts of the case are that the present case pertains to the National Rural Health Mission (hereinafter referred to as “NRHM”) in the State of U.P., which was floated on the joint efforts of the Central Government and State Government. One M/s. Jagran Solutions was established in the year 2005 as a unit of Jagran Prakashan Ltd. (for short “JPL”). Jagran Solutions is a reputed concern involved in business activi