2026:CGHC:11504 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR ORDER RESERVED ON 28.02.2026 ORDER DELIVERED ON 10.03.2026 ORDER UPLOADED ON 10.03.2026 MCRC No. 1065 of 2026 Niranjan Das S/o Late Shri Laxminarayan Das Aged About 63 Years R/o House No. 61, Rama Greens, Near Las Vista Society, Amlidih, VIP Road, Labhandih, Raipur, Distt. Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

... Applicant (s)

versus Directorate Of Enforcement Through Assistant Director, E.D. Raipur Zonal Office, Raipur, Distt. Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

... Respondent(s)

(HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE ARVIND KUMAR VERMA)

C A V Order

The present application is the first bail application filed by the Applicant under Section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 read with Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita in connection with ECIR No. ECIR/RPZO/04/2024 dated 11.04.2024 registered by the Directorate of Enforcement for the offences punishable under Sections 3 and 4 of the PMLA. The said ECIR is predicated upon FIR No. 04/2024 dated 17.01.2024 registered by ACB, Raipur for offences under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B of the IPC read with Sections 7 and 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, relating to the alleged l