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Delhi Court Denies Bail to Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain in PMLA Case(20.06.2022)
Delhi Court has denied bail to Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain, in connection with a money laundering case under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PML.....
Tags : Delhi Court, PMLA, Delhi Minister
Mumbai Court: No PMLA Case Without Scheduled Offence(10.08.2022)
Mumbai Special Court while referring to Supreme Court ruling on Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), has ordered the interim release of two accu.....
Tags : Mumbai Court, PMLA, Scheduled Offence
SC: PMLA Judgment Allowing Taking Possession of Property Before Trial Leaves Scope for Arbitrariness(24.08.2022)
Supreme Court while delivering judgment related to Benami Transaction Prohibition Act, stated that ratio of the recent PMLA judgment in relation to Se.....
Tags : Supreme Court, PMLA, Arbitrariness
Bombay High Court Rejects Habeas Corpus Plea By Chhagan Bhujbal(14.12.2016)
Bombay High Court has dismissed Habeas Corpus plea filed by Former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal alleging that his arrest by Enfor.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Chhagan Bhujbal, Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)
Delhi HC: Coal Allocation Per Se Does Not Amount to "Proceeds of Crime" Under PMLA(20.07.2022)
Delhi High Court while observing that coal allocation can’t be viewed as proceeds of Crime per se, has held that only the gains that may be obtained f.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, PMLA, Coal Allocation
Lucknow Court Denies Bail to Siddique Kappan in PMLA Case(01.11.2022)
Lucknow Sessions Court has rejected the bail plea filed by Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan in connection with a Prevention of Money Laundering Act (.....
Tags : Lucknow Sessions Court, Siddique Kappan, PMLA
SC: 'Bribe Giver' Being Party Connected to 'Proceeds of Crime' Can be Prosecuted Under PMLA(02.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that by handing over money with the intent of giving bribe, ‘bribe giver’ will be assisting or will knowingly be a party to an .....
Tags : Supreme Court, PMLA, Bribe Giver
Supreme Court Upholds Validity of Prevention of Money Laundering Act(27.07.2022)
Supreme Court has upheld the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 which relate to the power of arrest, attachment, and search.....
Tags : Supreme Court, PMLA, Validity, Enforcement Directorate
Delhi HC: No PMLA Proceedings After Quashing of FIR Against Accused(28.09.2022)
Delhi High Court while seting aside the proceedings under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 against Indiabulls Housing and Finance L.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, PMLA, FIR
Cal. HC: Quashing Regular Case of Scheduled Offence Will Quash Subsequent Case Under PMLA(01.12.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that once a regular case of scheduled offence is quashed, any subsequent case registered under Prevention of Money Launde.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, PMLA, Scheduled Offence
SC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Expeditious Filling of Vacancies at PMLA Appellate Tribunal(01.02.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking for directions to expeditiously fill the long-standing vacancies at the .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Vacancies at PMLA Appellate Tribunal
SC: PMLA Prosecution Can’t Continue if Accused is Discharged from Scheduled Offence(07.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that prosecution under the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act (PMLA) cannot continue if the accused is discharged from the sche.....
Tags : Supreme Court, PMLA, Prosecution
PMLA Court Grants Bail to Sanjay Raut in Patra Chawl Scam Case(10.11.2022)
Special PMLA court has granted bail to Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) MP Sanjay Raut in the Patra Chawl redevelopment money laundering case be.....
Tags : PMLA Court, Sanjay Raut, Scam
Allahabad HC Grants Bail to Siddique Kappan in PMLA Case(26.12.2022)
Allahabad High Court has granted bail to Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan in connection with a Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) case initiat.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Bail, PMLA, Siddique Kappan
CRIMINAL - PMLA Court Lets Banks Liquidate Mallya's Shares(20.03.2019)
A special court hearing Prevention and Money Laundering (PMLA) cases has permitted consortium of banks led by State Bank of India (SBI) to liquidate t.....
Tags : PMLA Court, Vijay Mallya
SC: PMLA Court Jurisdiction Not Limited to Place Where Proceeds Come Into Possession of Accused(08.02.2023)
Supreme Court has held that jurisdiction of PMLA court to try money laundering offence not limited to place where proceeds of crime come into possessi.....
Tags : Supreme Court, PMLA Court, Jurisdiction
Del. HC to Vivo: Approach PMLA Appellate Tribunal in Plea Against Freezing of Debt Accounts(31.03.2023)
Delhi High Court has directed Vivo India to approach PMLA Appellate Tribunal to pursue its appellate remedies against the order of Enforcement Directo.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, PMLA Appellate Tribunal, Vivo, Enforcement Directorate
Bom. HC: No Legal Error in Alignment/Acquisition Proceedings of ML-4 Project(31.03.2023)
Delhi High Court has directed Vivo India to approach PMLA Appellate Tribunal to pursue its appellate remedies against the order of Enforcement Directo.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, PMLA Appellate Tribunal, Vivo, Enforcement Directorate
Delhi HC Denies Bail to Satyendar Jain in PMLA Case(06.04.2023)
Delhi High Court has denied bail to am Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain and observed that he is an influential person and has the potential of tamper.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, PMLA, Bail, Satyendar Jain
Del HC: Discretion to Grant Bail in PMLA Case Not to be Exercised Only as Last Resort(13.06.2023)
Delhi High Court while granting bail to 'Indo Spirits' founder Sameer Mahandru in PMLA case related to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam, has obser.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, PMLA, Bail, Delhi excise policy scam
Del HC: Can’t Classify Woman Based on Their Education/Occupation for Bail U/S 45(1) of PMLA(15.06.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that PMLA doesn’t define woman and it is not the intention of Constitution or PMLA to classify women on basis of thei.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, PMLA, Bail, Woman
SC: Accused Not Entitled to Bail in PMLA Case Merely Because Chargesheet Filed for Predicate Offence(15.05.2023)
Supreme Court while setting aside bail granted to accused in PMLA Case, has held that merely because, for predicated offences chargesheet might have b.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Money Laundering Case, PMLA, Predicate Offence
Delhi HC Denies Interim Bail to Manish Sisodia in PMLA Case(06.06.2023)
Delhi High Court has denied interim bail to Manish Sisodia in the PMLA case related to implementation of previous liquor policy in Delhi and observed .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Bail, Manish Sisodia, PMLA
Del HC: Discretionary Power to Grant Bail on Medical Ground Under PMLA Must be Exercised Judiciously(06.06.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that power to grant bail on medical grounds under PMLA is discretionary in nature, has held that the same must be exe.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, PMLA, Discretionary Power, Bail, Medical Ground
SC Refuses to Refer ‘Vijay Madanlal Choudhary’ Judgment to a Larger Bench(17.05.2023)
Supreme Court while rejecting a plea to refer to Vijay Madanlal Choudhary judgment (MANU/SC/0924/2022) to a larger bench has stated that a grinding ha.....
Tags : Supreme Court, PMLA, Vijay Madanlal Choudhary, Reference
SC Grants Interim Bail to Satyender Jain on Medical Grounds in PMLA Case(26.05.2023)
Supreme Court has granted interim bail for six weeks on medical grounds to Satyendar Jain who has been under custody since May 2022 in a money launder.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Satyendar Jain, PMLA
SC Extends Bail Granted to Satyendar Jain in PMLA Case by 5 Weeks(24.07.2023)
Supreme Court has extended the interim bail granted on medical grounds to Satyendar Jain in PMLA Case by 5 weeks.
Tags : Supreme Court, Bail, PMLA, Satyendar Jain
Delhi HC: PayPal Obliged to Comply with Reporting Entity Obligations as Provided Under PMLA(25.07.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that payment platform PayPal is liable to be viewed as a “payment system operator” and thus, obliged to comply with reportin.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, PayPal, Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, PMLA
SC Denies Bail to Yes Bank Founder Rana Kapoor in PMLA Case(07.08.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that while the period undergone by accused is substantial, but this is a case that rocked the entire banking system, has.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Yes Bank, Bail, PMLA
SC Dismisses Senthil Balaji's Plea Challenging ED Custody in PMLA Case(07.08.2023)
Supreme Court has dismissed plea filed by Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji challenging the custody by the Enforcement Directorate in the money laund.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Senthil Balaji, ED Custody, PMLA
Ker HC: Remedies under PMLA Can’t be Bypassed Unless Entirely Ill-Suited to meet Demand of Situation(09.08.2023)
Kerala High Court while observing that a three-tier remedy is provided under PMLA itself, as fora to alleviate the grievances of those aggrieved, has .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, PMLA, Bypassed, Remedies
Chennai Court Rejects Minister Senthil Balaji’s Bail Plea in PMLA Case(21.09.2023)
Chennai Court has dismissed the bail plea of Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji in PMLA case and observed that allegations against Balaji are categori.....
Tags : Chennai Court, Senthil Balaji, Bail, PMLA
SC: PMLA Can’t be Invoked if Criminal Conspiracy u/s 120B IPC Not Linked With Scheduled Offence(29.11.2023)
Supreme Court has held that an offence punishable under Section 120-B IPC will become a scheduled offence under PMLA only if the conspiracy alleged is.....
Tags : Supreme Court, PMLA, Scheduled Offence, Conspiracy
SC Clarifies: Not Necessary that Person Accused Under S.3 of PMLA be Accused in Scheduled Offence(30.11.2023)
Supreme Court has clarified that it is not necessary that a person against whom the offence under Section 3 of the PMLA is alleged must also be shown .....
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Mumbai Court Issues Process Against Anil Deshmukh For Non-Compliane Of ED Summons In PMLA Case(04.10.2021)
A local court in Mumbai has issued a process against former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on an application filed by the Enforcement Directo.....
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Del. HC: Power of ED to Summon a Person Different from Power to Arrest(19.10.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that the power of ED under section 50 of the PMLA to issue summons to a person and to require the production of documents an.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, ED, Arrest, PMLA
SC: Can’t Grant Bail Merely Because Accused is a Woman(15.12.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that the first proviso of Section 45 of PMLA is not mandatory and benefit may be extended only after considering facts a.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bail, PMLA, Woman
PMLA Appellate Authority: IBC Prevails Over Prevention of Money Laundering Act(24.09.2019)
In an important decision, the Appellate Authority of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 has upheld the prevalence of the Insolvency and Bank.....
Tags : Appellate Authority of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, PMLA
P&H HC: SC Judgment in Pankaj Bansal Case Applies Retrospectively(02.11.2023)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that Supreme Court judgment in the case of Pankaj Bansal v. Union of India (MANU/SC/1076/2023; 2023/INSC/866) t.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, PMLA, Arrest, Grounds
Bom. HC: SC’s Judgment in ‘Pankaj Bansal’ Case Applies Prospectively(08.11.2023)
Bombay High Court while refusing relief to Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal in PMLA case has observed that Supreme Court’s judgement in Pankaj Bansal’.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, PMLA, Pankaj Bansal, Prospectively
Telangana High Court: Members Without Legal Experience Can Form Part of Adjudicating Authority(13.02.2024)
Telangana High Court has held that the 'adjudicating authority' constituted under Section 6 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) can.....
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Del HC: For Arrest Made Before ‘Pankaj Bansal’ Oral Communication of Grounds is Proper Compliance(09.01.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that if grounds of arrest have been communicated orally to the accused then it is a proper compliance of Section 19(1) of PM.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Arrest, Communicated Orally, PMLA
Supreme Court Rejects ED's Plea Against Order Granting Bail To Deepak Kochhar(11.01.2022)
Supreme Court of India has dismissed Enforcement Directorate's plea against Bombay High Court's order in the multi-crore ICICI Bank-Videocon money lau.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Enforcement Directorate, Deepak Kochhar, PMLA
Delhi High Stays Judgement Related to Investigation Under PMLA(22.02.2024)
Delhi High Court has stayed a judgement which held that in cases where investigation is going under Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) fo.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, PMLA, Seized Property
Del. HC: Property to be Returned if PMLA Probe Extends Beyond 365 Days Not Resulting in Any Procd.(02.02.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that where investigation under Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) extends beyond 365 days and does not result i.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, PMLA, Seizure of Property
Special PMLA Court, Mumbai Rejects Nirav Modi’s Request Against Enforcement Directorate Plea(25.02.2020)
Special Prevention of Money Laundering Act Court, Mumbai has rejected Nirav Modi’s request seeking to be heard in a plea submitted by the Enforcement .....
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Mad. HC: Jail is The Rule And Bail an Exception Under The Prevention of Money Laundering Act(29.02.2024)
Madras High Court has held that Section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act turns the principle of bail is the rule and jail is the exception.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Section 45 of PMLA, Bail
Mad. HC: Jail is The Rule And Bail an Exception Under The Prevention of Money Laundering Act(29.02.2024)
Madras High Court has held that Section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act turns the principle of bail is the rule and jail is the exception.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Section 45 of PMLA, Bail
Del. HC: Confessional Statement u/s 50 of PMLA Can Only be Used for Corroboration of Evidence(11.03.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that confessional statement under Section 50 of Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) can only be used for corrobo.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Section 50 of PMLA, Confessional Statement
Supreme Court: No Bar on Granting Bail Under Section 45 PMLA if There is Delay in Trial(20.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that there is no bar on granting bail under Section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) if there is a lon.....
Tags : Supreme Court, S. 45 of PMLA, Delay, Bail
Delhi High Court: Political Parties Can be Covered Under the Ambit of PMLA(10.04.2024)
Delhi High Court after analyzing Section 70 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002(PMLA) and Section 2(f) and 29A of the Representation of Pe.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Section 70 PMLA, Section 2(f) of RP Act, Section 29A of RP Act
Supreme Court: Actual Statement Made by Person in the Court is Evidence Before Court(16.04.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that a statement made by a person in the Court itself is to be considered as evidence before the Court and not the statemen.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Section 50 of PMLA, Evidence
Bombay HC Grants Interim Protection to Pankaj Bhujpal(05.08.2016)
Bombay HC has granted interim protection to Pankaj Bhujbal till August 8 against any arrest by the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court.
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SC: No Need for PMLA Acc. to Fulfill S. 45 Conditions When Furnis. Bond After Appearing Before Court(16.05.2024)
SC has observed that if accused appears before Special Court pursuant to summons, it cannot be treated that he is in custody. Therefore, it is not nec.....
Tags : Supreme Court, S. 45 PMLA, Special Court
SC: Accused Can’t be Arrested by ED After Special Court has Taken Cognizance of PMLA Complaint(17.05.2024)
SC has observed that after cognizance is taken of offence punishable under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) based on a complaint under .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Enforcement Directorate, PMLA
Supreme Court: Benefit of Section 436A CrPC Extends Even to Accused Under PMLA(21.05.2024)
Supreme Court has held that Section 436A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) will apply even to a case under the Prevention of Money Launde.....
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Bombay HC Allows Bhujbal to Withdraw Plea Challenging Constitutionality of PMLA(16.11.2016)
Bombay High Court has allowed NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal and his nephew Sameer to withdraw a petition challenging constitutional validity of certain p.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Chhagan Bhujbal, Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)
Delhi HC Directs Center to Provide 'Firm Timeline' for Appointments to PMLA Appellate Tribunal(31.08.2020)
Delhi High Court has asked the Central Government to file an affidavit indicating the status of appointments at the Appellate Tribunal, PMLA. The Cour.....
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Del. HC: ED Cannot Invoke Section 50 of PMLA Against Citizens Who Aren’t Suspects(01.05.2024)
Del. HC while bashing the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for invoking Section 50 of Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) to record statements.....
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Del. HC: If Accused Discharged/Acquitted under PMLA, Properties Attached Shall be Released(02.05.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that a perusal of Section 8(6) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) makes amply clear that if an accused i.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Section 8(6) of PMLA, Release of Property
SC: NGT’s Direction to Initiate Action Under PMLA, Stayed on Ground of Lack of Jurisdiction(13.05.2024)
SC has stayed National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) direction to initiate action against dumping of hazardous waste in violation of environmental norms and .....
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Ker. HC: Authorities Cannot Proceed Against Assets Not Related to Money Laundering Under PMLA(02.07.2024)
Kerala High Court has held that the purpose of PMLA is to remove tainted money and also to initiate proceedings against proceeds of crime. Such a prov.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, PMLA, Tainted Money, Proceeds of Crime
SC: Before Decision of Arrest, Materials Exonerating Accused Must also be Considered(15.07.2024)
SC has stated the officer acting under Section 19(1) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) cannot ignore or not consider the material.....
Tags : Supreme Court, S. 19(1) of PMLA, Arrest
Madras High Court: Investigation Under PMLA Against Private Contractors, Stopped(18.07.2024)
Madras High Court has stopped the Enforcement Directorate from investigating in an alleged illegal sand mining case under the Prevention of Money Laun.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Enforcement Directorate, PMLA, Illegal Sand Mining