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Punjab and Haryana High Court is hearing Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora’s plea challenging his arrest by ED in a money laundering case

Bench: Chief Justice Sheel Nagu, Justice Sanjiv Berry

This is a case where raid happened at the residence of a minister who was director of company which is located in Delhi. He could not have given any documents: Bali

No notice under Section 50 of PMLA was given: Bali

ED officer Pawan Kumar conducted the raid and arrested me. Section 19 contemplates there has to be independent opinion of the material. It cannot be same officer. Officer who is complainant against me cannot be arresting officer: Bali

7 am I was arrested. Grounds of arrest given at 4 PM. This was not recorded by trial judge: Bali

Bali takes Court through Section 19 of PMLA. Three things are important:

Material in possession. What does he have in possession at 7 am? He has material of FEMA raid. He is complainant in FIR against me: Bali

ECIR is lodged on 5th May. Raid is 9th of May. No material given under Section 50. Please call for record in sealed cover whether there was any investigation in FIR: Bali

What was the material to conduct raid? Please call for the record. Author of FIR cannot bypass Section 19 and Section 50 to say I will use material I have used in police complaint: Bali

Bali takes Court through remand order

They fabricated arrest memo: Bali