2022 (6) TMI 310

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....8 titled' Directorate of Enforcement Versus Ramesh Mehan and other' under Section 3 punishable under Section 4 of Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. 2. The allegations, in nutshell, are that Punjab Police had registered FIR No.221 dated 14.11.2013, Police Station Division No.5, Ludhiana under Sections 177, 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B of Indian Penal Code, wherein it is alleged that Ramesh Mehan and his son Rajeev Mehan has wrongly availed VAT refund amounting to Rs.74,36,067/-. Pursuant to lodging of the aforesaid FIR, the petitioner was arrested on 17.7.2015. The Assistant Director, Directorate of Enforcement, on the basis of FIR No.221 dated 14.11.2013, registered ECIR No.9 dated 6.12.2013. The accused Vinod Kumar Garg had....

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....ing run by petitioner's son and father had been doing well and that his son, in order to financially help the petitioner, had been transferring some amount and that the allegations in the present case are that the petitioner had benefited to the tune of Rs.2.56 lakhs out of the total amount of Rs.74,36,067/- and that an amount of Rs.2.56 lakhs is a small amount, which had been transferred for the purpose of his maintenance and to meet with other routine expenses. 5. On the other hand, learned State counsel has submitted that the petitioner is a habitual offender and that he had previously been involved in another case i.e. in complaint No.COMA/15/2017 dated 22.12.2017, under Section 3 punishable under Section 4 of Prevention of Money Lau....