2022 (9) TMI 218

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....red under Sections 3 and 4 of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (for brevity, PMLA), under Section 25 of Arms Act and Section 18 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act (for short, NDPS Act) at Police Station Sector-5, Panchkula.   The Senior counsel for the petitioner has submitted that petitioner Anju Bhalla aged about 60 years is wife of Anil Bhalla, while petitioner Anjali aged about 30 years is wife of Sahil Bhalla son of Anil Bhalla. The Senior counsel has further submitted that the entire family of Anil Bhalla including both the petitioners, has been falsely implicated in the present case at the instance of Sanjeev Garg who was business partner of Anil Bhalla and now they are having strained relations due to busines....

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....nsel has further submitted that the business of the family is being run by Anil Bhalla and not by the petitioners and as such the entire prosecution story seems to be improbable and unnatural. The Senior counsel has further submitted that both the petitioners are in custody since 31.05.2022 and after completion of investigation the police has presented the challan in the Court concerned. In these circumstances there is no necessity to keep the petitioners in judicial custody for any longer period. The preset petition is opposed by the State counsel who has filed reply by way of an affidavit of Surender Singh, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Panchkula on behalf of the State and the same is ordered to be taken on record. The State cou....

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....e State counsel has also not refuted the fact that offences under Sections 3 and 4 of PMLA have been dropped, but at the same time the State counsel apprised the Court that Memo No. 965-66 ACP-3 PKL dated 31.05.2022 has already been forwarded to Directorate of Enforcement, Chandigarh with regard to the recovery of aforesaid cash amount, firearms and contraband. I have considered the rival submissions made by learned counsel for the parties. The FIR in the present case was registered on 31.05.2022 under Sections 3 and 4 of PMLA, Section 25 of Arms Act and under Section 18 of NDPS Act. As per the reply submitted on behalf of the State, offences punishable under Sections 3 and 4 of PMLA have been deleted upon the verification by Surender....