The High Court dismissed 15 bail cancellation applications filed by the Directorate of Enforcement under Section 439(2) Cr.P.C. relying on a recent Coordinate Bench decision that orders dismissing bail cancellation are appropriate when lower courts followed due process.
All 15 bail cancellation applications were dismissed.
This page shows the compact analysis of this judgement. The full analysis — procedural history, issue-by-issue holdings with ratio and obiter, advocates, and paragraph-level evidence for every claim — is being added to the record in batches and will appear here when this judgement has been through it.
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S.B. Criminal Bail Cancellation Application No. 58/2024
Directorate Of Enforcement, Through Assistant Director.
----Applicant/Non-Petitioner
Versus
----Accused-Petitioners
Connected With
S.B. Criminal Bail Cancellation Application No. 70/2024
Directorate Of Enforcement, Through Assistant Director, Jaipur.
----Applicant/Non-Petitioner
Versus
Sandeep Goyal S/o Deewan Chand Goyal, Aged About 48 Years, R/o H N-260, 1St Floor, Sector-14, Gurgaon, 122001, Haryana.
----Accused-Petitioner
S.B. Criminal Bail Cancellation Application No. 71/2024 Directorate Of Enforcement, Through Assistant Director, Jaipur.
----Applicant/Non-Petitioner
Versus
Deepak Gupta S/o Lt. Radheshyam Gupta, Aged About 50 Years, R/o House No. 2563, Sector No. 16, Faridabad Haryana - 121002
----Accused-Petitioner
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S.B. Criminal Bail Cancellation Application No. 72/2024 Directorate Of Enforcement, Through Assistant Director, Jaipur.
----Applicant/Non-Petitioner
Versus
Deepak Shrimali S/o Mr. Hemendra Kumar Shrimali, Aged About 37 Years, R/o 158, Navratna Complex Bedla Road Bhuwana, Udaipur Rajasthan. 313001
----Accused-Petitioner
S.B. Criminal Bail Cancellation Application No. 73/2024 Directorate Of Enforcement, Through Assistant Director, Jaipur.
----Applicant/Non-Petitioner
Versus
Manish Chaudhary S/o Sh. Deenaram Chaudhary, R/o 112, Pashchim Vihar, Vaishali Nagar, Jaipur.
----Accused-Petitioner
S.B. Criminal Bail Cancellation Application No. 74/2024 Directorate Of Enforcement, Through Assistant Director, Jaipur.
----Applicant/Non-Petitioner
Versus
Naveen Kumar Yadav S/o Joginder Singh, R/o House No. 565, Sector-22, Pocket A, Gandgaon Haryana Director Big Blue Developers, Private Limited.
----Accused-Petitioner
S.B. Criminal Bail Cancellation Application No. 75/2024 Directorate Of Enforcement, Through Assistant Director, Jaipur.
----Applicant/Non-Petitioner
Versus
Rajeev Kumar Rana S/o Mr. Mahendra Singh, Aged About 54 Years, R/o 197 B Rajpur Road, Near Sai Baba Mandir, Dehradun, Uttarkhand - Director M/s Uttaranchal Diagnostic Centre Ltd. And M/s Rampati Papers Udyog Pvt. Ltd.
----Accused-Petitioner
S.B. Criminal Bail Cancellation Application No. 76/2024 Directorate Of Enforcement, Through Assistant Director, Jaipur.
----Applicant/Non-Petitioner
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Saurabh Taank S/o Lt. Mahendra Taank, R/o Flat No. 401 Ujjawal Apartment 4 Bhatt Ji Ki Badi Udaipur Director Riddhi Siddhi Infraprojects Private Limited, M/s Rudra Build Home Private Limited, M/s Rudraksh Build Mart Private Limited And Member -A, O P Ashok Chauhan And Party Omprakash Saurabh Taank And Party And Others.
----Accused-Petitioner
S.B. Criminal Bail Cancellation Application No. 77/2024 Directorate Of Enforcement, Through Assistant Director, Jaipur.
----Applicant/Non-Petitioner
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Vivek Purohit S/o Sh. Prakash Chandra Purohit, R/o F-267, Second Floor, Sushant Lok Centre- 57, Gurugram, Haryana, Director M/s Ansh Build Estate Pvt. Ltd. Best Build Creation Private Limited, M/s Chevron Buildcon Pvt. Ltd. Presently -Central Jail Jaipur.
----Accused-Petitioner
S.B. Criminal Bail Cancellation Application No. 78/2024 Directorate Of Enforcement, Through Assistant Director, Jaipur.
----Applicant/Non-Petitioner
Versus
Kamlesh Chaudhary S/o Sh. Mangilal Chaudhary, Aged About 56 Years, R/o Chaudhary Line, Sirohi District Sirohi Rajasthan.
----Accused-Petitioner
S.B. Criminal Bail Cancellation Application No. 79/2024 Directorate Of Enforcement, Through Assistant Director, Jaipur.
----Applicant/Non-Petitioner
Versus
Vivek Harivyasi S/o Pooran Das Harivyasi, Aged About 53 Years, R/o Sadar Bazar, Sirohi, Rajasthan.
----Accused-Petitioner
S.B. Criminal Bail Cancellation Application No. 80/2024 Directorate Of Enforcement, Through Assistant Director, Jaipur.
----Applicant/Non-Petitioner
Versus
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Rajeshwar Singh S/o Mahaveer Singh, R/o D-53 Hanuman Nagar, Pavan Path, Jaipur Presently In Central Jail Jaipur.
----Accused-Petitioner
S.B. Criminal Bail Cancellation Application No. 81/2024 Directorate Of Enforcement, Through Assistant Director, Jaipur.
----Applicant/Non-Petitioner
Versus
Paras Bolia S/o Sh. Yawanti Kumar Bolia, R/o Sf 14 Gayatri Nagar, Sector- 5, Hiran Nagri Udaipur Rajasthan.
----Accused-Petitioner
S.B. Criminal Bail Cancellation Application No. 82/2024 Directorate Of Enforcement, Through Assistant Director, Jaipur.
----Applicant/Non-Petitioner
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Smt. Daksha Jain Modi W/o Lt. Virendra Kumar Modi, R/o Modi House, Adarsh Nagar Sirohi, Rajasthan 307001
----Accused-Petitioner
S.B. Criminal Bail Cancellation Application No. 83/2024 Directorate Of Enforcement, Through Assistant Director, Jaipur.
----Applicant/Non-Petitioner
Versus
Shyam Bihari Gupta S/o Harishchand Gupta, R/o 424, Panch Ratan Complex, Fatehpur, Udaipur, Director M/s Riddhi Siddhi Infrajects Private Limited, M/s Riddhi Siddhi Infratech M/s Laxmi Kripa Buildcon Private Limited.
----Accused-Petitioner
S.B. Criminal Bail Cancellation Application No. 84/2024 Directorate Of Enforcement, Through Assistant Director, Jaipur.
----Applicant/Non-Petitioner
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Mahesh Kumar Taank S/o Sh. Bhooralal Taank, R/o 17A, Shanti Nagar Sirohi Director M/s Ashapoorna Infraprojects Private Limited And Member A O P Ashok Chauhan And Party Omprakash Saurabh Taank And Others.
----Accused-Petitioner
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| For Applicant(s) | : Mr. Akshay Bhardwaj on behalf of Mr. R.D. Rastogi, ASG |
| For State | : Ms. Aarti Sharma, Public Prosecutor |
| For Petitioner(s) | : Mr. Puneet (In CRLBC No.71/2024) |
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GANESH RAM MEENA Order
07/10/2024
(i) Order dated 08.05.2023 passed by learned Special Court (Prevention of Money Laundering Act,2002) & Special Judge (CBI Cases) No.3, Jaipur Metropolitan-I in Criminal Bail Application No.13/2023 (CIS No.111/2023); Mukesh Modi & Ors. vs. Directorate of Enforcement.
(ii) Order dated 31.05.2023 passed by learned Special Court (Prevention of Money Laundering Act,2002) & Special Judge (CBI Cases) No.3, Jaipur Metropolitan-I in Criminal Bail Application No.34/2023 (CIS No.147/2023); Sandeep Goyal vs. Directorate of Enforcement.
(iii) Order dated 18.05.2023 passed by learned Special Court (Prevention of Money Laundering Act,2002) & Special Judge (CBI Cases) No.3, Jaipur Metropolitan-I in Criminal Bail Application No.20/2023 (CIS No.130/2023); Deepak Gupta vs. Directorate of Enforcement.
(iv) Order dated 18.05.2023 passed by learned Special Court (Prevention of Money Laundering Act,2002) & Special Judge (CBI Cases) No.3, Jaipur Metropolitan-I in Criminal Bail Application No.19/2023 (CIS No.131/2023); Deepak Shrimali vs. Directorate of Enforcement.
(v) Order dated 20.05.2023 passed by learned Special Court (Prevention of Money Laundering Act,2002) & Special Judge (CBI Cases) No.3, Jaipur Metropolitan-I in Criminal Bail Application No.23/2023 (CIS No.133/2023); Manish Chaudhary vs. Directorate of Enforcement.
(vi) Order dated 03.06.2023 passed by learned Special Court (Prevention of Money Laundering Act,2002) & Special Judge (CBI Cases) No.3, Jaipur Metropolitan-I in Criminal Bail Application No.27/2023 (CIS No.137/2023); Naveen Kumar Yadav vs. Directorate of Enforcement.
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(vii) Order dated 24.04.2023 passed by learned Special Court (Prevention of Money Laundering Act,2002) & Special Judge (CBI Cases) No.3, Jaipur Metropolitan-I in Criminal Bail Application No.8/2023 (CIS No.1/2023); Rajeev Kumar Rana vs. Directorate of Enforcement.
(viii) Order dated 03.06.2023 passed by learned Special Court (Prevention of Money Laundering Act,2002) & Special Judge (CBI Cases) No.3, Jaipur Metropolitan-I in Criminal Bail Application No.28/2023 (CIS No.138/2023); Saurabh Taank vs. Directorate of Enforcement.
(ix) Order dated 31.05.2023 passed by learned Special Court (Prevention of Money Laundering Act,2002) & Special Judge (CBI Cases) No.3, Jaipur Metropolitan-I in Criminal Bail Application No.22/2023 (CIS No.132/2023); Vivek Purohit vs. Directorate of Enforcement.
(x) Order dated 30.05.2023 passed by learned Special Court (Prevention of Money Laundering Act,2002) & Special Judge (CBI Cases) No.3, Jaipur Metropolitan-I in Criminal Bail Application No.32/2023 (CIS No.142/2023); Kamlesh Chaudhary vs. Directorate of Enforcement.
(xi) Order dated 31.05.2023 passed by learned Special Court (Prevention of Money Laundering Act,2002) & Special Judge (CBI Cases) No.3, Jaipur Metropolitan-I in Criminal Bail Application No.35/2023 (CIS No.148/2023); Vivek Harivyasi vs. Directorate of Enforcement.
(xii) Order dated 05.06.2023 passed by learned Special Court (Prevention of Money Laundering Act,2002) & Special Judge (CBI Cases) No.3, Jaipur Metropolitan-I in Criminal Bail Application No.33/2023 (CIS No.143/2023); Rajeshwar Singh vs. Directorate of Enforcement.
(xiii) Order dated 20.05.2023 passed by learned Special Court (Prevention of Money Laundering Act,2002) & Special Judge (CBI Cases) No.3, Jaipur Metropolitan-I in Criminal Bail Application No.24/2023 (CIS No.134/2023); Paras Bolia vs. Directorate of Enforcement.
(xiv) Order dated 22.06.2023 passed by learned Special Court (Prevention of Money Laundering Act,2002) & Special Judge (CBI Cases) No.3, Jaipur Metropolitan-I in Criminal Bail Application No.28/2023 (CIS No.138/2023); Smt. Daksha Jain Modi vs. Directorate of Enforcement.
(xv) Order dated 18.05.2023 passed by learned Special Court (Prevention of Money Laundering Act,2002) & Special Judge (CBI Cases) No.3, Jaipur Metropolitan-I in Criminal Bail Application No.21/2023 (CIS No.129/2023); Shyam Bihari Gupta vs. Directorate of Enforcement.
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(xvi) Order dated 03.06.2023 passed by learned Special Court (Prevention of Money Laundering Act,2002) & Special Judge (CBI Cases) No.3, Jaipur Metropolitan-I in Criminal Bail Application No.29/2023 (CIS No.139/2023); Mahesh Kumar Taank vs. Directorate of Enforcement.
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Enforcement vs. Piyush Jain (supra) saying that in similar matters the Coordinate Bench has passed the order dated 21.08.2024. As a result, all these bail cancellation applications are also liable to be dismissed.
(GANESH RAM MEENA),J
Satyendra/15-30
2 issues framed by the court
Whether bail cancellation applications filed under Section 439(2) Cr.P.C. challenging bail grants which did not strictly adhere to Section 45(1) PMLA conditions should be allowed.
Whether the Coordinate Bench view in Directorate of Enforcement vs. Piyush Jain regarding dismissal of similar bail cancellation applications should be applied here.
Colour shows how this judgement treated each authority
Directorate of Enforcement vs. Piyush JainFollowed¶127
S.B. Criminal Bail Cancellation Application No.40/2024; Directorate of Enforcement, through Special PP vs. Piyush Jain & Anr.
3 provisions across 2 enactments
Directorate Of Enforcement
Mukesh Modi and others
Sandeep Goyal
Deepak Gupta
Deepak Shrimali
Manish Chaudhary
Ganesh Ram Meena
As recorded by the court registry
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