Sandeepa Virk Vs Directorate of Enforcement (Delhi High Court)
The applicant approached the Delhi High Court seeking regular bail in a case arising from ECIR No. ECIR/HIU-II/24/2025 registered by the Directorate of Enforcement (DoE) for alleged offences under Sections 3 and 4 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA). The ECIR was based on FIR No. 91/2016 registered in Mohali under Sections 406 and 420 of the IPC concerning allegations of cheating and criminal breach of trust.
The prosecution alleged that the complainant and her family were induced to invest approximately ₹6 crores between 2008 and 2013 on the false promise of casting the complainant as a lead actress in a film. It was alleged that the funds constituted proceeds of crime and were laundered through bank accounts and used to acquire immovable properties. According to the DoE, part of these funds—₹1,03,30,000—was transferred into the applicant’s bank accounts, and proceeds of crime were used to acquire properties, including a flat in Andheri (West), Mumbai, later transferred solely to the applicant, as well as two properties in Tilak Nagar, Delhi. The DoE further alleged that the applicant destroyed her mobile phone to eliminate material evidence and thus actively participated in money laundering activities.
