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There exists a reasonable belief, duly recorded and supported by material evidence, that the attached properties are involved in money laundering and further, the appellants have failed to rebut the statutory presumption under Section 24 of the PMLA.
The predicate FIRs alleged that Langa induced individuals including businessman Pranay Shah and land broker Janak Thakore by projecting political and media influence to extort significant amounts of money.
Madras High Court ruled that mere possession of proceeds of crime is enough to invoke PMLA. It dismissed a discharge petition, stating the act’s scope is not limited to projecting the money as untainted.
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Calcutta High Court mandates ED to issue fresh summons with predicate offence details in a PMLA case, balancing investigative powers with fair disclosure for appearance.
Bail Application under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 has been filed on behalf of the Applicant, Prabir Purkayastha seeking Anticipatory Bail in ECIR dated 02.09.2020 under Section 3 and 4 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.
Delhi High Court upheld the attachment order under PMLA in view of appellant’s criminal and appellant’s failure to discharge the burden of proving the facts in support of his claim that the attached properties are untainted and not obtained directly or indirectly from criminal activity.
Orissa High Court held that money recovered from the petitioner constitutes ‘proceeds of crime’ unless the same is disproved at trial. Accordingly, proceedings under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 [PMLA] upheld.
Jammu Kashmir High Court held that pre-arrest bail application of accused involved in bogus “crypto currency/Emollient Coin” Ponzi Scheme is liable to be dismissed since matter involves heinous offences of economic nature which is being connected with the proceeds of crime.
On this foundational principle, the Court is of the view that the continued detention of the applicant cannot be justified on the sole of ground of statutory bar under Section 45. Thus, the Court is inclined to grant bail to the present applicant.
