Supreme Court judgment incomplete, no final order on arrest case
This case involves Pankaj Bansal and his father Basant Bansal challenging their arrest by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, and the subsequent remand orders passed by the Punjab & Haryana High Court.
Petitioners: Pankaj Bansal and Basant Bansal; Respondents: Union of India and others (including the ED); Bench: Justices A.S. Bopanna and Sanjay Kumar.
- The Court granted leave to appeal against the orders of the Punjab & Haryana High Court.
- The Court noted that the High Court dismissed the writ petitions challenging the validity of Section 19 of the PMLA and the arrest/remand orders.
- The Court recorded the procedural history, including the issuance of summons, the arrests on June 14, 2023, and the remand to ED custody followed by judicial custody.
- The Court noted that the petitioners argued their arrest was an abuse of power and violated safeguards under Section 19 of the PMLA.
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Document details
| Official title | Five Two-Judge Benches, No Referral: Supreme Court's Unfinished Business On Grounds Of Arrest |
| Source body | Supreme Court of India — orders & judgments |
| Reference number | — |
| Status | closed (order) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Closing date | — |
| Documents | 1 |