ED Arrest Legal Under Section 19 of PMLA Act: Officer Followed Protocol

Neeraj Saluja Vs Union of India and another (Punjab and Haryana High Court) Arrest by ED was legal as Arresting Officer had conveyed his intention, reasons, grounds and believe to arrest as per section 19 of PMLA Act Conclusion: Since an Arresting Officer had conveyed his intention, reasons, grounds and believe to arrest assessee, the order of grounds of arrest was in conformity with the requirement of Section 19 of PMLA Act. Thus, there was no fault in the grounds of arrest and consequent arrest. Given the massive amount involved, the necessity of  assessee’s arrest was primarily not b...