ITEM NO.52 COURT NO.1 SECTION II S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No(s). 3251/2026 [Arising out of impugned judgment and order dated 09-12-2025 in CRMBA No. 40366/2025 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad] ANIL MITHAS Petitioner(s) VERSUS DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT Respondent(s) Date : 24-02-2026 This petition was called on for hearing today. CORAM : HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JOYMALYA BAGCHI For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Samrat Nigam, Sr. Adv. Mr. Akhilesh Singh Rawat, Adv. Mr. Suyash Sinha, Adv. Ms. Mantika Haryani, AOR Ms. Jyotika, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Anil Kaushik, ASG Mr. Zoheb Hossain, Adv. Mr. Arkaj Kumar, Adv. Ms. Milli Baxi, Adv. Mr. Pranjal Singh, Adv. Mr. Nishchal Tripathi, Adv. Ms. Vaishnavi Bhargava, Adv. Mr. Samrat Nigam, Sr. Adv. Mr. Akhilesh Singh Rawat, Adv. Mr. Suyash Sinha, Adv. Ms. Mantika Haryani, AOR Ms. Jyotika, Adv. UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The short issue that arises for consideration is the pendency of a regular bail application i.e., Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No.40366/2025, before the High Court of Judicature at 1
Allahabad. This matter was last listed before the High Court on 06.01.2026. 3. The petitioner is an accused in ECIR/LKZO/19/2024 registered at the Lucknow Zone of the Directorate of Enforcement. It is alleged that the petitioner and other co-accused collected more than Rs.522 crores from homebuyers and duped them by not delivering the promised apartments/units. In connection with this, the petitioner was arrested on 16.04.2025. He moved a bail application before the High Court in which notice was issued on 17.11.2025. Thereafter, the matter was adjourned to 09.12.2025, on which time to file the rejoinder affidavit was granted. The matter was again listed on 06.01.2026 and 04.02.2026, but could not be taken up for hearing. 4. It is stated by learned counsel for the petitioner that no further date has been fixed by the High Court. Since the matter pertains to the petitioner’s liberty and it is claimed that the matter has not been listed after 04.02.2026, we dispose of this Special Leave Petition, without expressing any opinion on merits of the petitioner’s claim, with a direction to the Registrar (Judicial) of the High Court to list the above-stated bail application on a date in the week commencing 09.03.2026. We request the learned Single Judge of the High Court to make an endeavour to decide the same at the earliest. 4. The Special Leave Petition stands disposed of, with pending application(s), if any. (NITIN TALREJA) (PREETHI T.C.) ASTT. REGISTRAR-cum-PS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR 2