6.APL.1742.2026.doc HARSHADA H. SAWANT (P.A.) IN IN THE THE HIGH HIGH COURT COURT OF OF JUDICATURE JUDICATURE AT AT BOMBAY BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1742 OF 2026 Anand Amarlal Thakur .. Applicant Versus Directorate of Enforcement and Ors. .. Respondents ....................  Ms. Priyanka K. Dubey a/w. Mr. Utkarsh M. Shukla, Advocates i/by Hedgehog & Fox LLP for Applicant.  Mr. Chaitnya Pendse, Advocate for Respondent No.1.  PC – 3711 – Ramesh Nana Tayade, EOW Thane City. ................... CORAM : MILIND N. JADHAV, J. DATE : SEPTEMBER 29, 2026 P.C. : 1. Heard Ms. Dubey, learned Advocate for Applicant and Mr. Pendse, learned Advocate for Respondent No.1. 2. The Applicant has filed the present Application seeking modification of the order dated 24.08.2026 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, namely the Special Court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 in PMLA Special Case No.1082 of 2021. I have heard the submissions made by Ms. Dubey. 3. It is prima facie seen that Applicant is a professional involved in business development activities, institutional engagement, technology coordination, software integration discussions, etc. and he is also having a contract with a Company called Taxsight Pty Limited, which is of fixed term for which he is required to travel abroad and 1 of 4 6.APL.1742.2026.doc more specifically to Australia because he is having Australian citizenship. His entire family including children live in Australia. 4. There is substantial material which is prima facie placed on record by the Applicant under the Memorandum of Grounds in the Application which when read and juxtaposed with the material placed on record, prima facie shows that the Applicant’s travel abroad is for his career prospects as also for the purpose of his genuine family circumstances as well as to attend the welfare and schooling of his minor son as well as with regard to remaining in attendance for his wife’s citizenship which is all required to done and therefore, he had made an Application to travel to Australia for six months. 5. The learned Special Court has allowed the said Application, albeit for a short duration of one month only. After hearing the submissions and the material placed on record, I am inclined to consider the request made by the Applicant as I find the said request to be prima facie genuine in nature. The order dated 24.08.2026 shall therefore stand modified as under:- (i) Clause No.2 of the operative part of the order is deleted shall be substituted and read as follows:- “The Applicant - Shri Anand Amarlal Thakur is permitted to travel abroad to Australia from 01.10.2026 to 31.03.2027.” 2 of 4 6.APL.1742.2026.doc (ii) Consequently, the dates in Clause No.3 are substituted and will be read as follows: “01.10.2026 to 31.03.2027”. (iii) In so far as Clause No.6 is concerned, Ms. Dubey informs Court that at the time of bail, the Applicant had deposited Rs.3,00,000/- and at earlier point of time when he was allowed to travel abroad, he had made a deposit of Rs.1,00,000/- and therefore the deposit of Rs.2,00,000/- which is directed by the impugned order be waived. In view of this above, Clause No.6 stands deleted and no deposit is required to be made in view of earlier deposits. (iv) In so far as Clause Nos.7 and 8 are concerned, the date ‘23.10.2026’ therein shall be substituted and read as ‘05.04.2027’. 6. The rest of the clauses of the operative part of the order and the entire order shall remain the same. In addition thereto that at the request of Mr. Pendse, a further condition is added stating that if the Special Court frames the charge, in the interregnum, then the Applicant shall remain present through Video Conferencing for the purpose of framing the charge and after he returns, he shall sign the said charge which has been framed in accordance with law. 3 of 4 6.APL.1742.2026.doc 7. Needless to state that at least 2 weeks’ notice shall be given to the Applicant by the prosecution to remain present through Video Conferencing about the date of his appearance for framing of charge, if it is so done. Further the Advocate for the Applicant shall ensure that he/she shall remain present before the Special Court if the charge is framed at any point of time, representing the Applicant in Court as also on all dates of hearing. 8. Needless to further state that the Advocate for the Applicant shall not seek any adjournment before the Special Court. 9. This order shall be served forthwith by the Investigating Agency on the Immigration Department to ensure that the lookout circular qua the present Applicant stands suspended for a period of six months as stated in this order and the Applicant shall not be detained and arrested at the airport by the Immigration Officer on the basis of the said LOC. This is made very clear. 10. Criminal Application is allowed and disposed of accordingly. H. H. SAWANT [ MILIND N. JADHAV, J. ] 4 of 4 HARSHADA HANUMANT SAWANT Digitally signed by HARSHADA HANUMANT SAWANT Date: 2026.09.30 10:58:13 +0530