IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CRIMINAL REVISIONAL JURISDICTION

APPELLATE SIDE

PRESENT:

THE HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE AJOY KUMAR MUKHERJEE

CRR 3146 of 2023

Suman Chattopadhyay

Vs.

Enforcement Directorate

For the petitioner : Mr. Somopriya Chowdhury

Mr. Koushik Dey Ms. Iram Hassan

Mr. S. Sarawgi

Mr. M. Majumder

For the Enforcement Directorate : Mrs. Debjani Roy

Mr. Steven S. Biswas

Heard on : 13.08.2025 Judgment on : 01.12.2025

Dr. Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee, J.

1. The petitioner herein preferred the instant application being aggrieved by the order dated 3rd November 2022 passed by learned CBI Court, Bichar Bhavan in ML case no. 1 of 2013, initiated under section 3 read with section 17 and section 4 of Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (hereinafter called as PMLA). By the impugned order learned Court below rejected the petitioners prayer for passing necessary direction upon accused no. 1 to 4 for their proper representation on the ground that it could be considered at

later stage but not at the stage of service of copy of documents under section

207 Cr.P.C.

2. The petitioner contended that the petitioner has been arraigned as accused no. 22 in the said complaint case filed by opposite party. Though the peti