Supreme Court ruled improper bail grant in Money Laundering case. Bench not assigned case. Bail set aside.

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....The Supreme Court addressed the issue of the maintainability of a complaint u/s Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 due to an improper grant of bail by a Bench not assigned the case. The Court held that the Bench should not have passed any order on merits after directing the case to be heard afresh by another Bench. It was noted that bail was granted without a prayer and without following the proper roster assignment. The Court emphasized that the roster assigned by the Chief Justice is binding on all Judges, and only the roster Bench can hear specific cases. The order granting bail was set aside, and the first respondent was directed to move the roster Bench for any interim relief or bail application. The appeal was allowed in part.....