Ajay Rajendraprasad Gupta & Ors. v. Union of India, Through Directorate of Enforcement & Anr.
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- Para 33. Criminal Writ Petition No.1117 of 2026 is dismissed. [ GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, J. ] [ CHIEF JUSTICE ] SNEHA ABHAY DIXIT Digitally signed by SNEHA ABHAY DIXIT 15:44:59 +0530 Dixit
Judgment
Mr. Sudatta Patil with Mr. Vikramsingh Parmar, Advocates for the Petitioners. Mr. K.V. Saste, Additional Public Prosecutor for Respondent No.2- State of Maharashtra. CORAM : SHREE CHANDRASHEKHAR, CJ. & GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, J. DATE : 6TH MARCH 2026. P.C. : Heard Mr. Sudatta Patil, the learned counsel for the petitioners for some time. There is an order of provisional attachment under sub-section (1) of section 5 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 passed on 16th May 2025. This order of provisional attachment is not under challenge.
We do not find any reason to interfere in this matter and grant no interim protection to the petitioner. However, it shall not be difficulty for the petitioner to lay a challenge to the provisional attachment order before the appropriate forum.
Criminal Writ Petition No.1117 of 2026 is dismissed. [ GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, J. ] [ CHIEF JUSTICE ] SNEHA ABHAY DIXIT Digitally signed by SNEHA ABHAY DIXIT 15:44:59 +0530 Dixit
Questions this judgment answers
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 — s. 5.
Which court decided this case, and when?
Bombay High Court, on 06 Mar 2026. The bench was GAUTAM A ANKHAD.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
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