The gujarat high court has dismissed the petition of journalist Mahesh Langa Langa Langa Seeking Bail in the November 2024 Case Filed Against him by the Enforcement Directorate (E) Under the Launding Act (PM). 2002, considering the arguments put by gujrat advocate general Kamal triedi that if enlarged on bail, Langa Could “Cause prejudice” to the case of the prosecution.
Justice Mr Mengdey of the Gujarat High Court on Thursday Dismissed Langa’s Petition Stating The Court was “Not just to Exercise in Favourction in Favourn.
The Oral Order of the Court Stated, “Have Regard To The Facts and Material Available on Record, It will be different for this court to record to the effect this applicant is not guilty of the present. Moreover, as stated Chances that if if the applicant is ordered to be enlarged on bail, he may have prejudice to the case of the prosecution. “
The case of the ed is basically on two firs filed against Langa at the Detection of Crime Branch, Ahmedabad, on October 10, 2024for alleged criminal breach of trust and cheating as well as a second fir lodged on January 21, 2025, At Satellite Police Station in Ahmedabad for alleged Extortion.
Senior Advocate Sn Soparkar and Advocate Anand Yagnik, appearing for language, submitted to the court that he had been granted anticipatory bail in DCB AHmedabad Case by the city civil and sessions courdabad. November 25, 2024, and also in the case at Satellite Police Station by the District and Sessions Court of Ahmedabad on February 11, 2025. ECIR (Enforcement Case Information Report) and Thereafter, Fir Lodged with Satellite Police Station was merged into the Ecir, “Langa’s Advocate Informed the HC.
Langa’s Advocates Further Informed The Court That He has been granted anticipatory or regular bail in all six cases against him, increasing the threefenses under the gst act.
The court orders not not agedi’s submission that langa, while being Being Behind the Bars, “Is Tutoring the Witnesses”. The ag cited the example of witness naa langa-Langa’s Sister-in Law-who retracted from the statement is recorded by the ed on June 18, 2025.
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Ag Triedi Told the Court, “The Applicant has an Audacity to file an affidavit under the signature of his advocate on July 7, 2025, Producing the affidavit of MS naina langa larein sherein shere statemet … Apppleic … Appears to be on a driver’s seat regulating, his father’s account, his wife account, his sister-in-law’s account, his brother’s account and has the audacity to say that.
Arguing about the contented Rs 20 Lakh Seized from Langa’s Residence and a Subsequent Transaction of Rs 30 Lakh in Connection with a proporty that was under consider for purchase in the name of langa, kavita, kavites Submitted that “No predicate offense has been registered in those regards and there, these amounts can be said to be said to the proceeds of crime as defined under … PML Act and themfore, the applicant can be said to hai. An offer of money laundering as defined in the act. “
The advocates submitted that amounted, which amounted, which can be alleged to be proceeds of crime, do not exceed Rs 1 croore and therefore, the two in the acute words of the acute not come into Play, Maaking Langa El Bail. under the PML act. Langa’s Counsel Also argued That The Predents Relied By The State To Object to The Bail Plea Cases Related To Afence Creses of Rures of Rures of Rupes or Drug Peddlers and Other Illegal Activities – None. Involved in Langa’s case.
AG TRIVEDI SUBMITTED BEFORE The Court That The Offel Limit Right. “
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Ag Triedi submitted to the court that the PMLA leaves “Free Room for the invitation authority as a complaint can be filed with regard to anything, which related to approxed to critics to be not. Course of Investigation. ” He further also submitted that there is “Huge Discrepancy in the Cash Balance and Annual Income of the Present Applicant and his father and his father and Agricultural income of the Father of the Applicant of the Last SIVERS”.