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8. The allegations disclose that petitioner being the partner in M/s. Clifford Ventures and M/s. H & S Ventures Inc. collected money from public for starting online gaming business in which Rummy will be offered for public online for playing and consequent upon win or lose, money transaction would be there. However, it is important to note here that the services of Razorpay and PayU were obtained by the petitioner and as such the said two firms provided the services by enabling gateway services. However, both the companies started to receive complaints that money was paid to the said companies through an app called Power Bank and Sunfactory by promising the general public that heavy returns would be given to them on their investment. Admittedly, the nature of services which was represented to Razorpay and PayU were not adhered to and it was Power Bank and Sunfactory which lured the general public to invest the money. It is also evident that Power Bank and Sunfactory were not available on Google Playstore and later on complaint came to be filed in Cr.No.8/2021. Later on Enforcement Directorate has taken up this case. It is also evident from the records that there is specific allegations that the present petitioner did not co- operate during the investigation and the software developer informed that some source code in the software for gaming platform was manipulated by the present petitioner and gateways were linked to Power Bank and Sunfactory. Initially the amount was deposited to the accounts of M/s. Clifford Ventures and M/s. H & S Ventures Inc. and later on money flows to various shell companies which is alleged to have been manipulated by the present petitioner itself. Section 3 of the PML Act deals with money laundering and the explanation to Section 3 makes it very clear regarding this aspect.