Overview
- The court ordered the immediate release of founders Deepak Singh, Vikas Taneja and Prithviraj Singh after declaring their May arrests by the Enforcement Directorate unlawful.
- Justice M. Nagaprasanna said the ED relied on previously available, 'repackaged' material and failed to meet Section 19's requirement for fresh grounds before depriving the men of liberty.
- The ruling leaves in place the ED's earlier search and seizure actions from May 7–13, which included freezing about ₹526.49 crore and seizing gold and cash, and keeps those assets part of the probe.
- The court emphasized the ED must use summons under Section 50 to secure cooperation and may continue evidence gathering and prosecutions only through lawful procedures.
- The decision revives questions about enforcement practice in real‑money online gaming regulation and signals that future ED steps will hinge on producing new, admissible material to justify stronger coercive action.