IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17^TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T MISCELLANEOUS SECOND APPEAL NO. 78 OF 2020 C/W MISCELLANEOUS SECOND APPEAL NO. 87 OF 2020, MISCELLANEOUS SECOND APPEAL NO. 88 OF 2020 &

MISCELLANEOUS SECOND APPEAL NO. 89 OF 2020 IN M.S.A.NO.78/2020:

BETWEEN:

1. DEPUTY DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT, BANGALORE ZONAL OFFICE, 3^RD FLOOR, B BLOCK, BMTC, SHANTINAGAR - TTMC, KH ROAD, SHANTINAGAR, BANGALORE-560 027, Digitally signed by REPRESENTED BY ITS VASANTHA ASSISTANT DIRECTOR KUMARY B K MR. M N THYAGARAJ.

Location:

HIGH COURT …APPELLANT OF KARNATAKA (BY SRI MADHUKAR M. DESHPANDE, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. SRI ASADHULLAH KHAN, S/O SRI RAHMATULLAH KHAN, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, RESIDING AT H.NO.D.4/418/2481, 5^TH CROSS, GANDHINAGAR, MANDYA-571 401.

2. THE MANAGER, SYNDICATE BANK, MANDYA BRANCH, MANDYA-571 401.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI BHARGAVA D. BHAT, ADVOCATE FOR R-1;

SRI C. VINAY SWAMY, ADVOCATE FOR R-2)

THIS MSA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 42 OF THE PREVENTION OF MONEY LAUNDERING ACT, 2002, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 18.09.2017 (ANNEXURE-A) PASSED BY THE APPELLATE TRIBUNAL (PREVENTION OF MONEY LAUNDERING ACT), NEW DELHI, IN FPA-PMLA-383/BNG/2012 AND ETC.

IN M.S.A.NO.87/2020 BETWEEN:

DEPUTY DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT, BANGALORE ZONAL OFFICE, 3^RD FLOOR, B BLOCK, BMTC, SHANTINAGAR-TTMC, KH ROAD, SHANTINAGAR, BANGALORE-560 027, REPRESENTED BY ITS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR MR. M.N.THYAGARAJ.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI MADHUKAR M. DESHPANDE, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. SMT. AYESHA NAJAM, W/O ASADHULLAH KHAN, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, R/AT H.NO.D.4/418/2481, 5^TH CROSS, GANDHINAGAR, MANDYA-571 401.

2. THE MANAGER, SYNDICATE BANK, MANDYA BRANCH, MANDYA-571 401.

3. SRI ASADHULLAH KHAN, S/O SRI RAHMATULLAH KHAN, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, R/AT H.NO.D.4/418/2481, 5^TH CROSS, GANDHINAGAR, MANDYA-571 401.

4. SMT. NASREEN TAJ, W/O ASADHULLAH KHAN, MAJOR BY AGE, R/AT H.NO.D.4/418/2481, 5^TH CROSS, GANDHINAGAR, MANDYA-571 401.

5. SMT. ZAREENA TAJ, M/O NASREEN TAJ, MAJOR BY AGE, R/AT H.NO.D.4/418/2481, 5^TH CROSS, GANDHINAGAR, MANDYA-571 401.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI BHARGAVA D. BHAT, ADVOCATE FOR R-1, R-3 & R-5;

SRI C. VINAY SWAMY, ADVOCATE FOR R-2;

VIDE COURT ORDER DATED 23.01.2023, NOTICE TO R-4 IS HELD SUFFICIENT)

THIS MSA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 42 OF THE PREVENTION OF MONEY LAUNDERING ACT, 2002, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 18.09.2017 (ANNEXURE-A) PASSED BY THE APPELLATE TRIBUNAL (PREVENTION OF MONEY LAUNDERING ACT), NEW DELHI IN FPA-PMLA-385/BNG/2012 AND ETC.

IN M.S.A.NO.88/2020 BETWEEN:

1. DEPUTY DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT, BANGALORE ZONAL OFFICE, 3^RD FLOOR, B BLOCK, BMTC, SHANTINAGAR-TTMC, K.H ROAD, SHANTINAGAR, BANGALORE-560 027, REPRESENTED BY ITS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR MR. M.N.THYAGARAJ.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI MADHUKAR M. DESHPANDE, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. SMT. NASREEN TAJ, W/O ASADHULLAH KHAN, MAJOR BY AGE, RESIDING AT H.NO.D.4/418/2481, 5^TH CROSS, GANDHINAGAR, MANDYA-571 401.

2. THE MANAGER, SYNDICATE BANK, MANDYA BRANCH, MANDYA-571 401.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI BHARGAVA D. BHAT, ADVOCATE FOR R-1;

SRI C. VINAY SWAMY, ADVOCATE FOR R-2)

THIS MSA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 42 OF THE PREVENTION OF MONEY LAUNDERING ACT, 2002, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 18.09.2017 (ANNEXURE-A) PASSED BY THE APPELLATE TRIBUNAL (PREVENTION OF MONEY LAUNDERING ACT), NEW DELHI, IN FPA-PMLA-382/BNG/2012 AND ETC.

IN M.S.A.NO.89/2020 BETWEEN:

1. DEPUTY DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT, BANGALORE ZONAL OFFICE, 3^RD FLOOR, B BLOCK, BMTC, SHANTINAGAR-TTMC, KH ROAD, SHANTINAGAR, BANGALORE-560 027, REPRESENTED BY ITS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR MR. M.N.THYAGARAJ.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI MADHUKAR M. DESHPANDE, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. SMT. ZAREENA TAJ, M/O NASREEN TAJ, MAJOR BY AGE, R/AT H.NO.D.4/418/2481, 5^TH CROSS, GANDHINAGAR, MANDYA-571 401.

2. THE MANAGER, SYNDICATE BANK, MANDYA BRANCH, MANDYA-571 401.

3. SRI ASADHULLAH KHAN, S/O SRI RAHMATULLAH KHAN, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, R/AT H.NO.D.4/418/2481, 5^TH CROSS,