2023 (5) TMI 88

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....h: Mr. Anupam Sharma, SPP JUDGMENT DINESH KUMAR SHARMA, J. (Oral) 1. The present bail applications have been preferred on behalf of the petitioner under Section 439 Cr.P.C. for the grant of regular bail in the case bearing No. ECIR/09/DLZO/2014 recorded by the Enforcement Directorate, under Sections 3 & 4 of PMLA Act, 2002 in the case titled Enforcement Directorate vs. A. Vennugopal Reddy....

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....ces for more than the last 9 years and that no they have been admitted to bail in predicate offences but are not being released on account of production warrants issued in this case. 4. Mr. Anupam S. Sharma, learned Special Counsel for ED at BAR has vehemently opposed the application. Learned special counsel submits that in view of the judgment of Hon'ble Supreme Court in Satender Kumar Antil, ....

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.... of Enforcement dated 13.09.2022. 7. I have heard the submissions and perused the record carefully. 8. In the instance case, it is an admitted case that even after the issuance of production warrants, the accused persons have not been formally arrested as yet by the ED. The petitioners were in custody in predicate offences for more than 9 years and no admittedly, have been admitted to bail f....