RANCHI, India, Dec. 19 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on Nov. 19:

1. The instant Criminal Revision has been filed under sections 438 and 442 of Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023(BNSS 2023), against the order dated 25.01.2025 passed by the learned Additional Judicial Commissioner- -cum- Special Judge, PML Court, Ranchi in Miscellaneous Criminal Application No. 2212 of 2024 in connection with ECIR Case No. 05 of 2023 (ECIR/RNZO/10/2023) registered for the offence under sections 3 and 4 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (in short PMLA,2002) whereby and whereunder, the discharge petition filed by the petitioner under Section 227 of the Criminal Procedure Code/ Section 250 BNSS, 2023 has been rejected and the case is pending in the Court of learned Additional Judicial Commissioner- -cum- Special Judge, PML Court, Ranchi.

2. At the outset, it needs to refer herein that we have the heard learned counsel for the parties at length on different dates, which are being referred herein. Further, liberty, as prayed on behalf of parties to file written statement, was granted. In pursuant thereto, exhaustive written note of argument was filed on behalf of petitioner.

3. The matter was taken up on 25.07.2025, on which following order has been passed, which is quoted as under:

Order No. 02/Dated 25th July, 2025

1. Heard Mr. Indrajit Sinha, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Amit Kumar Das, learned counsel for the Enforcement Directorate.

2. Mr. Amit Kumar Das, learned counsel for the ED, has submitted that since the case is coming for the first time, as such, he may be granted two weeks time to file counter affidavit.

3. Time, as prayed for, is granted.

4. List this matter on 22.08.2025 under the appropriate heading.

5. In the meanwhile, let the counter affidavit be filed by the Enforcement Directorate.

4. Thereafter on 08.10.2025 matter was listed on Board and was heard but due to paucity of time, the argument advanced on behalf of petitioner could not be completed, for ready reference the order dated 08.10.2025 is being quoted as under: Order No. 03 :

Dated 8th October, 2025

1. Heard Mr. Ansuman Sinha, learned counsel for the petitioner being assisted by Mr. Arpan Mishra.

2. Due to paucity of time, the argument advanced on behalf of petitioner could not be completed, hence with the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the matter is adjourned to be listed on next Wednesday.

3. List this case on 15.10.2025.

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