2017 (5) TMI 1429

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....Money Laundering Act, 2002 (In short 'PMLA'). Status report / counter affidavit is on record. 2. I have heard the learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondent and have examined the file. 3. The petitioner is in custody since 19.12.2016. 4. Allegations against the petitioner are that premises bearing No.R-89, Greater Kailash part-I, New Delhi, were searched by Income Tax and Delhi Police Crime Branch on 10.12.2016; Rs. 13.65 crores were recovered and seized; it included Rs. 2.62 crores of new denomination notes of Rs. 2,000/-. Following search, Crime Branch registered an FIR No.197/2016 dated 14.12.2016 under Sections 420/409/188/120B IPC. The matter was taken up thereafter by Enforce....

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....o him.   6. Specific query was put to ascertain if the petitioner was involved in any other case. Learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner informed that the petitioner has not been arrested till date in case FIR No.197/2016 dated 14.12.2016 for commission of 'scheduled offence' under PMLA. He further informed that the petitioner was arrested in another PMLA case by Enforcement Directorate, Chennai, in ECIR No.19/CEZO/2016 dated 19.12.2016. It was further pointed out that the petitioner was taken on production warrants there but subsequently no application was filed by Enforcement Directorate in the said case to seek extension of remand. Order dated 08.03.2017 of the learned Special Court in the said proceedings reads as under : ....