Directorate Of Enforcement v. Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui

$~69 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 1821/2026, CRL.M.A. 7472/2026 DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT .....Petitioner Through:

Mr. Zoheb Hossain, SPP for ED with Mr. Vivek Gurnani, Panel Counsel and Mr. Pranjal Tripathi and Mr. Kanishak Maurya, Advs.

versus JAWAD AHMAD SIDDIQUI .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Vikram Chaudhri, Sr. Adv.

with Mr. Arshdeep Singh, Mr.

Vishvendra Tomar, Mr. Abhishek Singh, Mr. Talib Mustafa, Mr.

Shubh Mathur, Mr. Ketan Kumar, Mr. Rishi Sehgal, Mr. Harsh Srivastava, Ms. Diksha Rammani and Mr. Chetan Nagpal, Advs.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE

O R D E R

% 01.04.2026 1.

By virtue of the present petition under Section 483(2) read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the petitioner seeks setting aside the order dated 07.03.2026 (impugned order) passed by the learned ASJ-02, South-East District, Saket Courts, Delhi (learned Trial Court) in Bail No.561/2026, entitled "ED vs. Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui", filed in CC No.02/2026 in ECIR/STF/33/2025 whereby, the respondent had been granted interim bail for a period of two weeks on 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 06/04/2026 at 10:34:50

ground of the medical illness of his wife particularly, the chemotherapy scheduled for 12.03.2026.

2.

Though this Court has significantly heard learned (senior) counsel for the parties, however, since by way of the impugned order the petitioner was granted interim bail for a limited period of two weeks from his date of release in the wake of the chemotherapy of his wife scheduled for 12.03.2026, and since the said period is long over during the pendency of the present petition, in view of the aforesaid, adjudicating upon the present petition would be an exercise in futility.

3.

Considering the aforesaid, this Court is of the considered view that, it would be in the interest of justice, if the present application is disposed of with liberty for the respondent to approach the learned Trial Court to file a fresh/ new application seeking interim bail, if any, on the basis of similar and/ or other facts and circumstances and/ or any fresh medical record(s) of the respondent's wife.

4.

Needless to say, the learned Trial Court shall consider the said application de novo in accordance with law on its own merits, without being influenced by the assertions made, grounds taken and/ or arguments addressed by either of the parties before this Court. 5.

Accordingly, the present petition, along with the pending application, is disposed of with the aforesaid directions. SAURABH BANERJEE, J.

APRIL 01, 2026/Ab 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 06/04/2026 at 10:34:50