No Money Trail, No Attachment: PMLA Property Seizure Quashed

Varsha Raut Vs Deputy Director (Appellate Tribunal Under SAFEMA Delhi) No Money Trail, No Attachment: SAFEMA Tribunal Quashes PMLA Attachment of Properties The Appellate Tribunal under SAFEMA, New Delhi in Varsha Raut vs. Deputy Director, Directorate of Enforcement, Mumbai (FPA-PMLA-5216/MUM/2022, order dated 10-12-2025) set aside the Provisional Attachment Order (PAO), holding that in absence of any money trail linking the appellant to “proceeds of crime”, attachment of her properties was unsustainable. The case arose from the Patra Chawl (MHADA) project investigation, where the appellant...