TMI Blog2015 (10) TMI 2580X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... served by putting the petitioners in judicial custody pending trial in the Statutory Complaint. We say for the reasons that: (i) It is an admitted fact that during investigation of the money laundering case, the petitioners were never arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in exercise of its powers under Section 19 of the Act; (ii) The assets created by the petitioners with the alleged aid ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... KANT AND MR. JUSTICE P.B. BAJANTHRI Dr. Anmol Rattan Sidhu, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vishal Deep Goyal, Advocate for the petitioners. Ms. Ranjana Shahi, Advocate, Senior Penal counsel for the respondent. JUDGEMENT SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) 1.) The petitioners herein are father-in-law and mother-in-law of Jagdish Singh @ Bhola, who is alleged to be the kingpin of drug mafia ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... her-in-law and mother-in-law of Jagdish Singh @ Bhola; (ii) Huge moveable and immoveable assets have been amassed by the family members through untraced sources of income which are ex facie the 'proceeds of crime'; (iii) The petitioners, in the event of not being in judicial custody, are likely to tamper with the evidence and may influence the witnesses; (iv) The offence is grave ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... against them. It would, thus, be too much presumptuous at this stage that the petitioners would tamper with the evidence; (iv) The maximum sentence for an offence under the Act is 7 years though it may extend to 10 years if the case falls under proviso to Section 4 of the Act; (v) It further appears that rigors of Section 45(1)(ii) of the Act would be attracted only while considering the bai ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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