IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.82199 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-5 Year-2024 Thana- E.C.I.R (GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL)

District- Patna ======================================================

Ram Babu Shandilya S/o Late Gangadhar Shastri Resident of - 52/A, Lanka, P.S - Kotwali, District - Ghazipur, State - Uttar Pradesh, Pin - 233001 ... ... Petitioner/s Versus Union of India through The Deputy Director, Directorate of Enforcement, Patna Zonal Office, Bank Road, Chandpura Palace, P.S - Kotwali, District -

Patna, Pin - 800001 ... ... Opposite Party/s ======================================================

Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ramakant Ram Anand, Advocate For the E.D. : Mr. Rajesh Ranjan, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY CAV ORDER

7 17-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the Directorate of Enforcement.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Special (Trial) PMLA Case No. 02 of 2025 arising out of ECIR No. PTZO/05/2024 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 44 & 45 of the Prevention of Money