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Baljit Singh v. Niranjan Singh

Punjab & Haryana HC27 Nov 2015CRM-M/38426/2015

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The High Court of Punjab & Haryana granted pre-arrest bail to the petitioner in a money laundering case represented by a statutory complaint, following the precedent set in a similar recent case involving co-accused.

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Petitioner allowed bail to surrender before the Special Court, Patiala, subject to conditions imposed in Joginder Kaur's case and by the Special Court.

Baljit Singh Vs Niranjan Singh — Money Laundering | Punjab & Haryana HC (2015)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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CRIMINAL MISC.-M No.38426 of 2015 Date of Decision: November 27, 2015

Baljit Singh

....Petitioner

versus

Niranjan Singh, Assistant Director, Directorate of Enforcement, Government of India. .....Respondent

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE HARI PAL VERMA.

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Present: Mr.Sidakmeet Singh Sandhu, Adv., for the petitioner. Ms.Ranjana Shahi, Advocate, for the respondent.

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-.-

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Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?

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To be referred to the Reporters or not?

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Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?

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Surya Kant, J. (Oral)

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Reply filed on behalf of the respondent is taken on record, a copy whereof handed-over to opposite counsel.

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The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in case No.ECIR No.02/JLZO/2013 which is a statutory complaint filed under Section 45(1) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, alleging offence committed under Sections 3 & 4 of the Act.

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There is no denial that the petitioner's co-accused have been granted conditional bail by this Court vide order dated 16.10.2015 passed in Criminal Misc.-M No.35372 of 2015 (Joginder Kaur and another versus Niranjan Singh, Assistant Director, Directorate of Enforcement, Government of India).

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For the reasons assigned in Joginder Kaur and another's case (supra), the instant petition is also allowed in

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MOHINDER KUMAR 2015.11.28 11:19 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh

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CRM-M No.38426 of 2015 [2]

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part; the petitioner is directed to surrender before the Special Court, Patiala on the date fixed or prior thereto and furnish bail bonds to the satisfaction of that Court, subject to the terms and conditions imposed in Joginder Kaur and another's case (supra) and such other terms and conditions as may be imposed

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by the Special Court, Patiala.

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Dasti.

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November 27, 2015 [HARI PAL VERMA] mohinder JUDGE

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MOHINDER KUMAR 2015.11.28 11:19 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh

Baljit Singh v. Niranjan Singh

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