Denial of bail merely alleging that petitioner is Hawala Operator unjustified

Avtar Singh Kocchar @ Dolly Vs Enforcement Directorate (Delhi High Court) Delhi High Court granted the bail application in the extortion case concluding that merely because the petitioner has been alleged to be a Hawala Operator, the bail cannot be denied to him. Facts- The petitioner has preferred the present bail application u/s. 439 Cr.P.C. read with Sections 45 and 65 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. It is mainly submitted that ED has failed to establish any link or nexus of the Petitioner to the main predicate offence of extortion of money or the main accused persons and t...