ORDER

1. This is 1st bail application filed under Section 439 of the Cr.P.C. for grant of regular bail to the applicant, who has been arrested on 3-11-2023 in connection with Crime No. ECIR/RPZO/10/2022 registered by Directorate of Enforcement, Government of India through its Assistant Director, Distt. Raipur (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Section 3 and 4 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (in short, hereinafter referred to as ‘PMLA’) .

2. Brief facts of the case are that, earlier FIR under Section 120B and 420 of the IPC was registered at Police Station Mohan Nagar, Durg, thereafter charge sheet bearing No. 157/2022 was filed on 29-7-2022 by Police Station, Mohan Nagar, Durg, CG against Alok Singh Rajput, Ram Pravesh Sahu and Khadag alias Raja Singh and others for being involved in Online betting in Live Ludo, Footbal, Casino games and marks through Mahadev Book. Such FIRs were also registered in various police stations of Andhra Pradesh. On being inquired by the Enforcement Directorate from concerned police stations of State of Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh, they shared documents pertaining to the offence of online betting app ‘Mahadev App’. Since som