period of 24 hours which came to an end on 23/03/2023. Since the arrest of the applicant itself was illegal, he was entitled to be released on interim bail. The learned Counsel for the applicant referred to various provisions of the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002 (for short, the Act of 2002) and especially Section 19 thereof to contend that various safeguards referred to therein had not been complied with. Since an order of protection was granted to the main accused, the applicant was entitled to benefit thereof. Reference was made to the registration of FIR No.0213 on 01/04/2023 at Worli Police Station under Sections 120-B, 379, 406, 411, 414 and 447 of the Indian Penal Code to contend that such registration of the FIR was by way of an afterthought. Without challenging the remand order, the writ petition was filed immediately on 30/03/2023. The learned Counsel referred to the judgment of the Supreme Court in Vijay Mandanlal Choudhary and Others vs Union of India and Others, 2022 SCC OnLine SC 929 to urge that the law laid down therein had been breached in the matter of arraigning the applicant as an accused and thereafter arresting him. Reference was also made to the decision of the Madras High Court in R.K. M. Powergen Pvt. Ltd. Vs. The Assistant Director - Writ Petition No.24700 of 2021 and decision of the Delhi
