HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY
M. S. KARNIK, J
SADANAND GANGARAM KADAM – Appellant
Versus
DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. bail application overview (Para 1) |
| 2. factual background of land transactions and allegations (Para 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 3. arguments from the applicant’s counsel (Para 8 , 9 , 10 , 12 , 13) |
| 4. arguments from the respondent’s counsel (Para 14 , 15 , 16 , 17) |
| 5. court's reflections on legal provisions (Para 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22) |
| 6. court's factual findings and reasoning (Para 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27) |
| 7. assessment of the nature of the accusation (Para 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32) |
| 8. final ruling on bail application (Para 33 , 34) |
JUDGMENT :
1. This is an application for bail by the applicant who is accused No.1 in ECIR/MBZO-I/57/2022 (hereafter ‘ECIR’ for short) for which Special Case No. 634 of 2023 is filed before the Special Court designated under the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002 (hereafter ‘PMLA’ for short) against the applicant and other accused for offence under Section 3 punishable under Section 4 of the PMLA.
The facts relevant to a decision of this application are thus:
2. On 20/06/2011, one Shri Vibhas Rajan Sathe purchased Gat No. 446 at Dapoli, Ratnagiri. Mr. Sathe made an application to the Sub-Divisional Officer on 21/07/2017 for conversion of the s
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