Arvind Dham vs Union Of India & Ors.

ik-40937421 Delhi High Court 2 December 2024 • 64 min read

Judges (1)

Anish Dayal Delivered

Counsel (14)

Anurag Ahluwalia Counsel Respondent Arveen Sekhon Counsel Petitioner Avi Singh Counsel Petitioner Ayush Puri Counsel Petitioner Hridyanshi Sharma Counsel Respondent Pramod Kumar Dubey Counsel Petitioner Pranjal Tripathi Counsel Respondent Shambhu K. Thakur Counsel Petitioner Shikhar Garg Counsel Petitioner Sumer Singh Boparai Counsel Petitioner Tarveen Singh Nanda Counsel Respondent Vikram Chaudhari Counsel Petitioner Vivek Gurnani Counsel Respondent Zoheb Hossain Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

Union of India Respondent Arvind Dham Petitioner

Case Significance

Arvind Dham vs Union Of India & Ors. is a Delhi High Court decision dated December 2, 2024 (citation: ik-40937421). Writ petition challenging the legality of arrest under Section 19 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) by the Directorate of Enforcement. The court examined whether the arrest complied with Section 19 requirements and conducted judicial review (not merits review) of the grounds for arrest. The petition was dismissed, with the court finding the arrest did not fall foul of Section 19 PMLA, while noting that all grounds could be agitated at the stage of bail as observed by the Suprem The case was heard by Justice Anish Dayal.

Summary

Writ petition challenging the legality of arrest under Section 19 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) by the Directorate of Enforcement. The court examined whether the arrest complied with Section 19 requirements and conducted judicial review (not merits review) of the grounds for arrest. The petition was dismissed, with the court finding the arrest did not fall foul of Section 19 PMLA, while noting that all grounds could be agitated at the stage of bail as observed by the Supreme Court in Arvind Kejriwal.

What was the outcome of Arvind Dham vs Union Of India & Ors.?

Writ petition challenging the legality of arrest under Section 19 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) by the Directorate of Enforcement. The court examined whether the arrest complied wit...

Judgment

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Source: Indian Kanoon (ik-40937421)