SURESH KUMAR KAIT
Directorate of Enforcement – Appellant
Versus
Ratul Puri – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Suresh Kumar Kait, J.
1. Vide the present petition , the petitioner seeks direction thereby to set aside the order dated 02.12.2019 passed by Ld. Special Judge, PMLA in ECIR/DLZO/15/2014/AD(VM) granting bail to the Respondent and consequentially cancel the same.
2. Brief facts of the case are that on 12.02.2013, Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India filed a complaint to CBl, New Delhi for registration of case and to investigate the unethical dealings of M/s Finmeccanica, Italy and payment of kickbacks to influence the contract for procurement of 12 VVIP/VIP Helicopters by Indian Air Force, Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India from M/s Agusta Westland International Limited, UK, a subsidiary of M/s Finmeccanica, Italy. Accordingly, CBl registered a case FIR vide RC No. RC- 217 2013 A 0003 dated 12.03.2013 for commission of offences punishable u/s 120-B r/w 420 of IPC and Sections 7,8,9,12, 13(2) r/w 13(l)(d) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Since the said offences are scheduled offences under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and since the case involved generation of proceeds of crime, ECIR DLZO/15/2014/AD(VM) was registered on 03.07.2014 and investigation was
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