A bank manager is arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case and applies for bail under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. His bail application can be granted only if:

Section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, imposes twin conditions before an accused charged with an offence under the Act punishable with imprisonment of more than three years can be released on bail. The court must, first, give the Public Prosecutor an opportunity to oppose the application and, second, where the Prosecutor opposes, must be satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing the accused is not guilty of the offence and is not likely to commit any offence while on bail. Neither a percentage deposit of the amount nor a cash security of twice the sum substitutes for these statutory conditions, and consent of the investigating agency is not the test. The 2018 amendment removed the erstwhile sixty-day default-bail proviso, leaving the twin conditions as the operative gate.