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$~83 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010072322025 + W.P.(CRL) 526/2025, CRL.M.A. 4753/2025 and CRL.M.A. 23365/2025
M DAISY AADHAV ARJUNA
.....Petitioner
Through: Mr. Surbhi Sawaria, Advocate.
versus
UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.
.....Respondents
Through: Mr. Vivek Gurnani, Panel Counsel. Mr. Ashish Dixit, CGSC with Mr. Chetan, Advocate.
CORAM:
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV
O R D E R %
12.08.2026
1. The instant petition is for the following reliefs:-
“1.1 Issue a Writ of Mandamus and/or any other appropriate Writ, order or direction directing the Respondent Nos. 2 and 3 to produce the records relating to the issuance of Authorization No. 04/2024 and 22/2024 under Section 17 of the PMLA along with the underlying information and Reasons to Believe and quash the said authorisations and all proceedings arising therefrom, and further Issue a writ of declaration and/or any other appropriate writ, order or direction that the search and seizure conducted at the premises of the Petitioner pursuant to the said authorization was illegal and non-est;
1.2 Issue a Writ of Certiorari and/or any other appropriate writ, order or direction calling for the records of Order No. 02/2024 and quash the said
Order No. 02/2024 under Section 21 (1) of the PMLA passed by the Respondent No. 3;
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1.3Issue a Writ of Certiorari and/or any other appropriate writ, order or direction calling for the records of PMLA/OA/3009/DEL/2024 filed by the Respondent No. 3 before the Respondent No. 4, the recording of reasons dated 30/12/2024 under Section 8 of the PMLA by the Respodent No. 4 and the Show cause Notices dated 30/12/2024 and 01/01/2025 issued by the Respondent No. 4 and quash the same; 1.4Issue a Writ of Mandamus and/or any other appropriate writ, order or direction directing the Respondent Nos. 2 and 3 to produce the records relating to ECIR/HIU-1/16/2024 and quash the same;
AND/OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE 1.5Issue a writ of declaration declaring that said ECIR as non est being based on an FIR that does not disclose the commission of a scheduled offence and/or generation of proceeds of crime, and consequently, issue a further writ of declaration that all actions taken pursuant thereto are illegal and non-est; and
1.6 Pass any other order/orders that may be deemed appropriate in the
facts and circumstances of the case.”
2. Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties.
3.
Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent submits that the present petitioner is not an accused in the impugned ECIR. He also submits that with respect to the seizure, the adjudicating authority has already confirmed the same. He has also informed that the appeal has already been filed by the petitioner, which is pending before the Tribunal.
4. In view of the aforesaid, nothing more remains to be adjudicated in the instant petition. Accordingly, the same stands disposed of.
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