IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 4779 OF 2025 Anilkumar Khanderao Pawar .. Petitioner Vs.

Directorate of Enforcement & Anr. .. Respondents ...

Mr. Rajiv Shakdher, Senior Advocate a/w Mr. Sudeep Pasbola, Senior Advocate a/w Mr. Ujjwalkumar Chavan, Mr. Karan Khetani, Mr.Chinmay Godse, Mr. Bhushan Yadav, Mr. Aditya Hire, Mr.Harshal Lohakare, Mr. Hitesh Singh, Ms. Sana Shaikh, Mr. Swapnil Balajiwale and Mr. Jayesh Rathod i/by Mr. Ujjwalkumar Chavan, Advocates for the Petitioner.

Mr. Anil C. Singh, Additional Solicitor General a/w Ms. Manisha Jagtap, Mr. Aditya Thakkar, Ms. Yashashree Raut, Mr. Rajdatt Nagre, Ms. Rama Gupta, Mr. Adarsh Vyas & Mr. Krishnakant Deshmukh, Advocates for Respondent No.1 – Enforcement Directorate.

Mrs. G. P. Mulekar, APP for Respondent No.2 – State.

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CORAM : SHREE CHANDRASHEKHAR, CJ &

GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, J.

DATE : 15th OCTOBER 2025.

PER, SHREE CHANDRASHEKHAR, CJ.:

The challenge laid in this writ petition is to the arrest of the petitioner on 13^th August 2025 on the ground that it was an illegal and arbitrary exercise of powers by the Arresting Officer, who by arresting the petitioner on 13^th August 202