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TMI Blog2023 (8) TMI 904X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Ld. Solicitor General (NP), Mr. K.M. Nataraj, Ld. A.S.G., Mr. Mukesh Kumar Maroria, AOR, Mr. Kanu Agarwal, Adv., Mr. Adit Khorana, Adv., Mr. Rajan Kumar Choursia, Adv., Mr. Anirudh Bhat, Adv. And Mr. Zoheb Hussain, Adv. For the Respondent(s) : Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, Sr. Adv., Mr. V Giri, Sr. Adv., Mr. Aditya Dewan, Adv., Mr. Shiven Varma, Adv., Mr. Abhinav Agrawal, AOR And Mr. Avadh Bihari Kaushik, A ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... FIR for the predicate offence and was arrested on 12.12.2019 in connection with the ECIR. By the judgment impugned herein, the High Court granted bail, to the respondent, forcing Enforcement Directorate to come up with this Special Leave Petition. In the Special Leave Petition, this Court ordered notice on 31.07.2020 along with an order of status quo with respect to the release of the respondent ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... on arising out of the rejection of his prayer for bail; (2) that the High Court in the impugned judgment gave a completely wrong interpretation of Section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (for short 'the PMLA, 2002"); and (3) that the respondent is actually a flight risk. Insofar as the first objection is concerned, it is true that the respondent moved this Court by way of a Spe ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... arise. As to what happens to the bail application moved by him in the predicate offence, as and when it comes up for hearing, will at present be a matter of guesswork. In any case, by directing the respondent to surrender his passport, the said apprehension can also be taken care of. It is stated that the passport is already surrendered. Therefore, in fine, we are of the view that the continued ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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