Dnyanaraj Sudhir Moravekar v. Directorate of Enforcement and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court interim order dated 25 March 2025 in Criminal Writ Petition No.1448 of 2025 (file 16-wp-1448-2025.doc): Dnyanaraj Sudhir Moravekar sought quashing of an Enforcement Directorate summons dated 1st March 2025 and of the proceeding emanating therefrom, plus protection from coercive action. Court granted ED two weeks to file Affidavit in Reply, stood matter over to 15th April 2025, relegated petitioner to trial Court for anticipatory bail, restrained coercive steps for two weeks, and expressly declined to examine merits. Keywords: Enforcement Directorate summons, quashing of summons, anticipatory bail, no coercive steps, interim protection, criminal writ petition, PMLA enforcement (summons issuing agency).
What did the court decide?
Interim order only: matter stood over to 15th April 2025; Petitioner relegated to the trial Court for anticipatory bail; no coercive steps against the Petitioner for two weeks; Enforcement Directorate permitted to file Affidavit in Reply within two weeks. The quashing prayer was not decided and no merits were examined.