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Directorate of Enfocement v. Mr Arvind Dham

Delhi HC23 May 2025CRL.M.C./7860/2024

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PMLA 2002; cognizance stage; notice to proposed accused; proviso to Section 223 BNSS; hearing before taking cognizance; Special Court order 07.09.2024; ECIR/GNZO/13/2024; ECIR/GNZO/14/2024; Directorate of Enforcement v. Arvind Dham; petition dismissed as withdrawn; CRL.M.C. 7860/2024; High Court of Delhi; Ravinder Dudeja, J.; 23.05.2025; prosecution complaint filed 06.09.2024.

What did the court decide?

Permission to withdraw the petition granted; the special counsel's statement (ED's concession regarding hearing under the proviso to Section 223 BNSS before cognizance) taken on record; petition dismissed as withdrawn with no adjudication on merits. ¶13

Directorate of Enfocement Vs Mr Arvind Dham — Money Laundering | Delhi HC (2025)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- CRL.M.C. 7860/2024 & CRL.M.A. 29980/2024 STAY, CRL.M.A. 32223/2024 FOR IMPLEADMENT OF ADDL. RES. , CRL.M.A. 1134/2025 CORRECTION OF O. D. 18-12-2024

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DIRECTORATE OF ENFOCEMENT .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Zoheb Hossain, Counsel with Mr. Vivek Gurnani,Ms. Pranjal Tripathi and Mr. Azeez Musthaque Adv. versus

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MR ARVIND DHAM .....Respondent Through: Mr. Vikas Pahwa, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Shabhu K. Thakur, Mr. Shikhar Garg, Mr. Abhishek Singh, Ms. Sanskriti S. Gupta and Mr. Anmol Agarwal, Advs. for R—1. MR. AVi Singh, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Shabhy K. Thakur and Mr. Shikhar Garg, Advs. for R-4,9 &12. Mr. Vivek Jain and Mr. Sadiq Noor, Advs. for R-10. MR. Vedant Singh, Adv. for R- 5,7&8. Mr. Manoj Agrawal, Adv. for R-6. Mr. Abhir Datt, Mr. Debayan Gangopadhyay and Mr. Vedant Singh, Advs. for R-5,7 & 8.

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA

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O R D E R % 23.05.2025 1. The present petition has been filed seeking to set aside the order dated

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 26/05/2025 at 11:45:49

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07.09.2024 by which the Special Court issued notice to the proposed accused in ECIR/GNZO/13/2024 & ECIR/GNZO/14/2024 under PMLA, 2002.

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The Department has challenged the issuance of notice to the respondent for hearing at the stage of cognizance.

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Mr. Zohaib Hossain, special counsel for ED states under instructions that prosecution complaint in the present matter was filed on 06.09.2024 and therefore, fairly concedes that in terms of proviso to Section 223 BNSS the petitioner needs to be heard before taking cognizance and, thus, seeks permission to withdraw the present petition.

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The statement made by the learned special counsel under instructions from the Directorate of Enforcement is taken on record and the present petition is dismissed as withdrawn.

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RAVINDER DUDEJA, J

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 26/05/2025 at 11:45:49

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