RANCHI, India, April 19 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on March 19:

1. The instant writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for holding the detention/arrest of the petitioner since 07.06.2023 and remand since 09.06.2023 in ECIR Case No. 01 of 2023 (arising out of ECIR/RNZO/18/2022) as void ab initio; and further for quashing/setting aside the remand order dated 09.06.2023 passed by the learned Special Judge, PMLA, Ranchi; and in consequence thereof direction for release of the petitioner from custody in ECIR No. 01 of 2023 (arising out of ECIR/RNZO/18/2022).

Factual Matrix

2. Brief facts of the case, as per the prosecution version, needs to refer herein, which reads as under:

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