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TMI Blog2023 (5) TMI 88X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... n 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 for the predicate offences. However, admittedly, they have not been released on account of production warrants issued by the learned Trial Court subsequent to the filing of the complaint by the ED ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... d Enforcement Directorate vs. A. Vennugopal Reddy Ors. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the complaint was filed by the ED in the present case before the learned Special Judge without the arrest. Ho ever, it has been submitted that after the filing of the complaint, production warrants were issued by the learned Special Court and on account of production warrants, the ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ment of Hon ble Supreme Court in Satender Kumar Antil, (2022) 10 SCC 51 even if a complaint has been filed without arrest, the petitioner-accused has to meet the rigour of Section 45 of the PMLA Act. He submits that the total amount laundered in this case is of more than Rs. 150 crores. 5. At this point, it is pertinent to mention that as per the petitioner, the allegations in the complaint ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... re than 9 years and no admittedly, have been admitted to bail for the predicate offences. Ho ever, admittedly, they have not been released on account of production warrants issued by the learned Trial Court subsequent to the filing of the complaint by the ED. 9. I consider that since the petitioners have yet not been taken into formal custody in this case, the bail applications filed by the acc ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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