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Sanjay Sureka @Sanjay Kumar Sureka vs Directorate Of Enforcement

Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
Oct 14, 2026
Citation
2026 INSC 1124
Judges
Aravind Kumar, Vipul M. Pancholi

AI breakdown

  • Sanjay Sureka, accused of laundering ₹6210.72 crore, was denied bail and held for 20 months.
  • The Supreme Court granted him bail, citing prolonged detention without speedy trial as a rights violation.
  • The court found that continued imprisonment was unjust as the trial would take a long time to conclude.

Outcome

In terms aforesaid, this Appeal is allowed.

Taken from the judgment's conclusion. Check the full text for the exact order.

Parties

  • Applicant

    Sanjay Sureka @Sanjay Kumar Sureka

  • Respondent

    Directorate Of Enforcement

Judgment text (excerpt)
Sanjay Sureka @Sanjay Kumar Sureka vs Directorate Of Enforcement on 14 October, 2026 Author: Aravind Kumar Bench: Aravind Kumar 2026 INSC 1124 NON-REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO(S).4904 OF 2026 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 10994 of 2026) SANJAY SUREKA @SANJAY KUMAR SUREKA … APPELLANT(S) VERSUS DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT …RESPONDENT(S) J U D GMEN T ARAVIND KUMAR, J. 1. Leave granted. 2. The Appellant / Accused is before us challenging the order of the High Court of Calcutta in CRM (R) 84 / 2025 dated 14.11.2025 whereby the Appellant’s prayer for regular bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 r/w Section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 Signature Not Verified Digitally signed by NEHA GUPTA was rejected. Date: 2026.10.14 16:50:54 IST Reason: SLP (Crl.) No. 10994 of 2026 Page 1 of 9 3. The said regular bail application was filed by the Appellant / Accused in connection with ECIR/KLZO-1/10/2023 dt. 24.03.2023 and the predicate offence i.e FIR No. RCBSK2022E0001 registered u/Sections 120B / 420 / 477A IPC, 1860 r/w Sections 13(1)(d) & 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 on 06.09.2022. 4. The seeds of the case lie in the CIRP which was initiated against M/s. Concast Steel and Power Limited on 07.11.2017, and has since been concluded and the company has gone into liquidation. On 08.10.2021, an application was filed by the Liquidator under Sections 43, 45 and 66 of the IBC, 2016, alleging several fraudulent and avoidable transaction…
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