Overview
- Justice Saurabh Banerjee sought Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui’s reply to the Enforcement Directorate’s petition and listed the case for March 19.
- On March 7, a Saket court granted Siddiqui two weeks’ interim bail to care for his wife undergoing stage‑4 ovarian cancer treatment, with conditions including passport surrender, staying within Delhi‑NCR, no contact with witnesses, and return to jail after the period.
- ED argues the order is perverse under Section 45 of the PMLA, asserting interim bail must meet the law’s twin conditions and calling the medical premise a ruse.
- The agency also cites alleged links surfaced in the Red Fort blast probe, warns of witness tampering, and says the case involves about ₹494 crore in proceeds of crime with roughly ₹144 crore traced so far.
- Siddiqui’s counsel denies wrongdoing, calls the ED plea an abuse of process, notes his cooperation, and assures he will not press for regular bail in other matters for now.