2026 (1) TMI 1711

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....ough video-conferencing) with Ms. Hargun Sandhu, Advocate For the Respondent - ED : Mr. Satyapal Jain, Additional Solicitor General of India (presence marked through video-conferencing) with Ms. Meghna Mahi, Senior Panel Counsel For the complainant/ victim(s) : Mr. H.S. Saini, Advocate and Mr. Dushant Jog, Advocate ORDER SUMEET GOEL, J. (ORAL) The substantive prayer made in the peti....

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....19(2) and 19 (3) of the PMLA and against the ratio propounded in Dilbagh Singh @ Dilbagh Sandhu Vs. Union of India, CRM-M-2191/2024, Rana Ayub Vs. ED, Petition (Crl.) 12/2023, Vijay Mdan Lal Chaudhary V. Union Of India (2022) SCC online SC 929, v. Senthil Balaji V. the State represented by Deputy Director and Ors. [2023 INSC 677] and Pankaj Bansal V. Union of India &Ors. [2023 INSC 866] as the Ld.....

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....he pendency of the present petition. vii. To pass an interim order to stay the proceedings in prosecution complaint filed by the respondent in ECIR/JLZO/26/2024, in the interest of justice;" 2. At the outset, learned counsel Senior counsel for the petitioner submits that he is pressing prayer contained in Serial No.(i) for the nonce, reserving liberty to make prayer(s) contained in Ser....

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....st Proviso to Section 223(1) of the BNSS. On this ground alone, it is urged that the impugned order is rendered unsustainable in law. 4. At this stage, Mr. Satyapal Jain, Additional Solicitor General of India instructed by Ms. Meghna Mahi, Senior Panel Counsel for the respondent - ED has not disputed the factum of complaint being filed on 24.04.2025, cognizance thereof being taken on 24.04.2025....