2025 (4) TMI 1747

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....ioner(s) : Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, Sr. Adv. Mr. Siddharth Aggarwal, Sr. Adv. Mr. Arshdeep Singh Khurana, Adv. Mr. Malak Manish Bhatt, AOR Ms. Neeha Nagpal, Adv. Mr. Harsh Srivastava, Adv. Mr. Sidak Anand, Adv. Mr. Sidak Singh Anand, Adv. Ms. Arshiya Ghose, Adv. Mr. Prashanth Prakash, Adv. Mr. Vismita Diwan, Adv. Ms. Samridhi, Adv. Mr. Chetan Nagpal, Adv. For the Respondent(s) : Mr. Suryaprakash V. R....

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....ssed by the Special Court under the PMLA has been set aside as against the appellant on the ground that a sanction under Section 197 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - (Section 218 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2002) was not granted before the order taking cognizance. The order dated 17th April, 2025 has not been challenged. 3. Thus, the factual position which emerges is tha....

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....5 has granted bail to a co-accused. Hence, the appellant is entitled to be enlarged on bail. 5. Learned Additional Solicitor General submitted that the appellant - a retired civil servant, is a very influential person and therefore, he has potential to tamper with the prosecution evidence. If that be so, appropriate stringent conditions will have to be imposed. 6. We direct the respondent to....

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....the case. 8. In the event it is found that the appellant is not cooperating with the Special Court for early disposal of the case or commits a breach of any of the conditions of bail, it will be open for the respondent to apply for cancellation of bail before the Special Court. 9. Under Section 43(1) of the PMLA, the Central Government in consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court....