Bail denied to individual posing as a close associate of government ministers to extort money

Mohammad Kashif Vs Directorate Enforcement (Allahabad High Court) Allahabad High Court rejected the bail application of applicant offended under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) involved in extortion of money from people for getting their works done from Government Department by impersonating himself as a close associate of Ministers of Government of India. Facts- An ECIR was registered on 19.04.2023 by the opposite party/Enforcement Directorate on the basis of an F.I.R. lodged as Case Crime No. 0210 of 2023, u/s. 419, 420, 467, 468, 469, 471 I.P.C. and Section 66D of the In...