Under PMLA It is immaterial whether acquittal was on merit or compromise

Manturi Shashi Kumar Vs Director (Telangana High Court) Facts in the present appeal lie within a narrow As already noted above, appellant No.1 was an accused in the criminal case for offences which are considered as predicate offences under PMLA. In view thereof, a case was registered under PMLA following which the properties mentioned above were provisionally attached. Subsequently, the provisional attachment was confirmed by the adjudicating authority whereafter complaint was lodged before the designated court based on which S.C.No.342 of 2018 has been registered. In the meanwhile, in view o...