Sharad Tukaram Tele v. A.B.C. And Another

503-WP-4779-25.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Digitally signed by BALAJI GOVINDRAO PANCHAL Date:

2025.10.08 11:33:44 +0530 BALAJI GOVINDRAO PANCHAL CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.4779 OF 2025 Mr. Anilkumar Khanderao Pawar .. Petitioner Vs.

Directorate of Enforcement & Anr.

.. Respondents ...

Mr. Rajiv Shakdher, Senior Advocate a/w Mr. Karan Khetani i/by Ujjwalkumar Chavan, Advocates for the Petitioner. Mr. Anil C. Singh, ASG a/w Ms. Manisha Jagtap & Mr. Sanket Patil, Advocates for the Respondent No.1-ED.

Mrs. G. P. Mulekar, APP for the Respondent No.2. ...

CORAM : SHREE CHANDRASHEKHAR, CJ & GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, JJ DATE : 1st OCTOBER 2025.

P.C. :

Mr. Rajiv Shakdher, the learned senior counsel for the petitioner submits that the arrest of the petitioner on 13th August 2025 was a gross abuse of the powers of arrest and in teeth of the decisions of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in "Arvind Kejriwal v. Directorate of Enforcement" 2024 SCC OnLine SC 1703 and "Pankaj Bansal v. Union of India & Ors." 2023 SCC OnLine SC 1244. 2.

Besides other grounds raised in this writ petition, the learned senior counsel for the petitioner submits that the order of remand dated 14th August 2025 reflects a complete non-application of mind and the said order has been passed in a routine manner. 3.

Liberty to amend the prayer clause in this petition is granted. 4.

Since the issue involved in this case pertains to legality of the arrest of the petitioner on 13th August 2025 and the remand order dated 14th August 2025, we are inclined to grant one weeks' time to the respondent no.1 to file reply-affidavit in this matter. 5.

Post this matter on 10th October 2025 at 3:00 p.m. [GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, J.] [CHIEF JUSTICE] 1/1 Panchal