Govind Prakash Pandey and Another v. Directorate of Enforcement, Represented by Assistant DIrector, and 2 Others
TACR/106/2023 · 2025-03-17
Subhash Vidyarthi
Special Leave Petitionbody2025
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Court No. - 15 Case :- TRANSFER APPLICATION (CRIMINAL) No. - 106 of 2023 Applicant :- Govind Prakash Pandey And Another Opposite Party :- Directorate Of Enforcement, Represented By Assistant Director, And 2 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Divyanshu Bhatt,Desh Deepak Singh,Shashwat Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- Kuldeep Srivastava Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi,J.
1. Heard Sri Desh Deepak Singh, learned counsel for the applicants and Sri Kuldeep Srivastava, the learned counsel for the respondent-Directorate of Enforcement. 2. By means of the instant application filed under Section 407 r/w 482 Cr.P.C., the applicants have sought transfer of Session Case No. 2791/2022 titled "Directorate of Enforcement v. Dr. Jain Video on Wheels & Ors." pending before the court of Special Judge, PMLA/ Session Judge, Lucknow to the court of Special Judge, Anti Corruption, CBI, Ghaziabad (designated as a Special Court under Section 43 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002). 3. At the outset the learned counsel for the applicants has stated that a prayer made for consolidation of some cases pending before the Special Judge, Anti-Corruption, C.B.I., Ghaziabad and complaints under Prevention of Money Laundering Act pending before the Special Judge, PMLA, U.P. was rejected by a Division Bench of this Court. The rejection order was challenged before the Hon'ble Supreme Court by filing SLP (Crl.) No. 9502/2019. During hearing of the aforesaid SLP, the learned Additional Solicitor General of India made a statement before the Hon'ble Supreme Court that he has no objection if
the proceedings under Prevention of Corruption Act and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act are tried by the same court. The Hon'ble Supreme Court decided the aforesaid SLP (Crl.) by means of an order dated 06.08.2024 whereby the complaint cases pending before the Special Judge, PMLA, Lucknow has been transferred to the court of Special Judge, Anti Corruption, CBI, Ghaziabad. 4. The learned counsel for the respondent-Directorate of Enforcement has admitted that the present case is similar to the cases transferred by the Hon'ble Supreme Court. 5. Keeping in view the aforesaid facts, the instant transfer application is allowed. 6. It is ordered that Session Case No. 2791/2022 titled
"Directorate of Enforcement v. Dr. Jain Video on Wheels & Ors." pending before the court of learned Special Judge, PMLA/ Session Judge, Lucknow shall stand transferred to the court of learned Special Judge, Anti Corruption, CBI, Ghaziabad.
Order Date :- 17.3.2025 Pradeep/- Digitally signed by :- PRADEEP SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench