FINAL ORDER

04.12.2023

FPA-PMLA-6775 to 6777/DLI/2023 in OA-962/2023.

These three appeals have been filed under section 26 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (Act of 2002) to challenge an interim order passed by Adjudicating Authority on 26.10.2023 in OA- 962/2023. By the impugned order, all the miscellaneous applications preferred by the appellant have been dismissed.

2. The learned counsel for the appellant submitted that F.I.R. no. RC 2182022A0010 was registered on 06.07.2022 by Central Bureau of Investigation against Jagdish Kumar Arora and other accused persons. It was alleged that officials of Delhi Jal Borad, with the intension to provide undue favour to M/s NKG infrastructure Ltd., made it eligible. It was in a tender for which company was otherwise not eligible. It was by making a new note-sheet dated 08.04.2018 and thereby allowed for opening of its financial bid. Thereby the said company, in pursuance to conspiracy, bagged tender worth Rs. 38,02,33,080/-. In pursuance to the FIR, ECIR/DLZO-I/45/2022 was recorded by ED on 28/09/2022 and it initiated a probe against the suspected/accused persons under PMLA, 2002. Thereafter searches were conducted by ED on 24/07/2