Procedural lapses cannot be ground to treat arrest illegal: Petition of Chaitanya Baghel dismissed

Chaitanya Baghel Vs Directorate of Enforcement (Chhattisgarh High Court) Chhattisgarh High Court held that petition u/s. 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita filed by Chaitanya Baghel seeking quashing of illegal arrest in the matter of money laundering linked to Liquor Scam is dismissed as grounds raised are procedural lapses not amounting to illegality. Facts- The petitioner was apprehended on 18.07.2025 by the respondent/ED purportedly in connection with an investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) allegedly linked to the Liquor Scam. The present petition ...