Ajay Rajendraprasad Gupta And ANR v. Union Of India And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.1117 OF 2026 Ajay Rajendraprasad Gupta and Ors.

.. Petitioners Vs.

Union of India, Through Directorate of Enforcement and Anr.

.. Respondents Mr. Sudatta Patil with Mr. Vikramsingh Parmar, Advocates for the Petitioners.

Mr. K.V. Saste, Additional Public Prosecutor for Respondent No.2State 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. 2.

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. 3.

Criminal Writ Petition No.1117 of 2026 is dismissed. [ GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, J. ] [ CHIEF JUSTICE ] Digitally signed by SNEHA ABHAY DIXIT Date:

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