2015 (10) TMI 2580

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..... Deep Goyal, Advocate for the petitioners. Ms. Ranjana Shahi, Advocate, Senior Penal counsel for the respondent. JUDGEMENT SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) 1.) The petitioners herein are father-in-law and mother-in-law of Jagdish Singh @ Bhola, who is alleged to be the kingpin of drug mafia. They have also been summoned to face trial in a Statutory Complaint titled Niranjan Singh, Assistant Director, .....

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..... he family members through untraced sources of income which are ex facie the 'proceeds of crime'; (iii) The petitioners, in the event of not being in judicial custody, are likely to tamper with the evidence and may influence the witnesses; (iv) The offence is grave in nature; (v) There is a statutory bar against the grant of bail save there is compliance of Section 45 (1) (ii) of the .....

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..... The maximum sentence for an offence under the Act is 7 years though it may extend to 10 years if the case falls under proviso to Section 4 of the Act; (v) It further appears that rigors of Section 45(1)(ii) of the Act would be attracted only while considering the bail plea of an accused who has been arrested by the E.D. Under Section 19 of the Act; (vi) The complaint is at the initial stage an .....

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