DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT THROUGH ASSITANT DIRECTOR DILIP KUMAR vs SHAILESH BABULAL BHATT SON OF BABULAL BHATT Advocate - K H DAIYA — 14/2024

Case under Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 Section 3,4. Status: EVIDENCE OF PROSECUTION. Next hearing: 09th June 2026.

PMLA - SPECIAL CASE - PMLA

CNR: GJAH010077132024

EVIDENCE OF PROSECUTION

Next Hearing

09th June 2026

Filing Number

14/2024

Filing Date

10-10-2024

Registration No

14/2024

Registration Date

10-10-2024

Court

Ahmedabad District

Judge

1-PRINCIPAL DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE

Acts & Sections

Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 Section 3,4

Petitioner(s)

DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT THROUGH ASSITANT DIRECTOR DILIP KUMAR

Adv. R K KANANI

Respondent(s)

SHAILESH BABULAL BHATT SON OF BABULAL BHATT Advocate - K H DAIYA

Hearing History

Judge: 1-PRINCIPAL DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE

05-05-2026

EVIDENCE OF PROSECUTION

11-03-2026

EVIDENCE OF PROSECUTION

25-02-2026

EVIDENCE OF PROSECUTION

11-02-2026

EVIDENCE OF PROSECUTION

27-01-2026

EVIDENCE OF PROSECUTION

Interim Orders

14-02-2025
ORDER
13-06-2025
ORDER

Case Summary: The Enforcement Directorate's application (Exh.17) in PMLA Case No.14 of 2024 is allowed. The court permitted ED officers to visit accused Shailesh Babulal Bhatt at Sabarmati Jail on 14/06/2025 to obtain his PIN, password, and biometric data (fingerprint/face recognition) to access a crypto wallet ("Trust Wallet") on a seized mobile phone believed to contain proceeds of crime. The court rejected the accused's self-incrimination defense, finding the access necessary for investigation, and mandated the procedure be conducted transparently with independent government witnesses, video recording, and detailed documentation to safeguard against misuse of recovered cryptocurrency assets. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: The Enforcement Directorate's application (Exh.17) in PMLA Case No.14 of 2024 is allowed. The court permitted ED officers to visit accused Shailesh Babulal Bhatt at Sabarmati Jail on 14/06/2025 to obtain his PIN, password, and biometric data (fingerprint/face recognition) to access a crypto wallet ("Trust Wallet") on a seized mobile phone believed to contain proceeds of crime. The court rejected the accused's self-incrimination defense, finding the access necessary for investigation, and mandated the procedure be conducted transparently with independent government witnesses, video recording, and detailed documentation to safeguard against misuse of recovered cryptocurrency assets. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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