FINAL ORDER

17.02.2025

The instant appeals have been preferred under section 26 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (“PMLA”) against the order dt. 20.10.2015 passed by the Ld. Adjudicating Authority (“AA”), wherein, the attachment of the following properties was confirmed:

(i) 18 movable properties being bank accounts standing on the names of Khalek Biswas, Barik Biswas, Biswas Enterprise, Farida Begum Biswas, Toushif Biswas, M/s Toushif Enterprise, Por. Farida Begum Biswas, with a total balance of Rs. 1,12,23,460/-;

(ii) Movable properties, being gold bars, gold biscuits, Indian currency, valued in all at Rs. 13,56,26,467/- and one pistol recovered and seized by the DRI to which no monetary value was ascribed; and (iii) A total of 34 immovable properties valued in all at Rs. 4,46,84,570/-.

2. Thus, the total value of movable and immovable properties is Rs. 19,15,34,497/-. It may be mentioned here that Account No. 3079669762 with a balance of Rs. 2,60,636.00 in respect of Barik Biswas maintained at SBI, Basirghat Branch (SI. No. 16 of Table-II under Para-10 of the PAO) was inadvertently repeated. Hence, the actual total figure in respect of bank accounts mentioned at Sl. N