2. This is an application for bail under section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure read with section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 ("PMLA", for short) in connection with ECIR No. ECIR/MBZO-I/57/2022 registered with the Enforcement Directorate, Mumbai Zonal Office-1 ("ED", for short) for the offences punishable under sections 3 read with 4 of the PMLA.
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3. The applicant is the accused no.2 in the aforesaid ECIR registered by ED. The said ECIR arises out of a private complaint bearing no. 12 of 2022 dated 10/03/2022 lodged by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate before the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Dapoli for violation of section 19 and section 15 read with section 7 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. Section 15 read with section 7 being a scheduled offence under the PMLA, the said ECIR came to be registered. The applicant was arrested on 13/03/2023.