Corporate Law : Organized crime disrupts fair competition by introducing illegal goods and laundering illicit funds. The analysis highlights its d...
Corporate Law : This examines whether recent rulings have strengthened or softened bail standards under PMLA. The key takeaway is that courts are ...
Fema / RBI : Courts have held that money laundering is a distinct offence from the predicate crime. Parallel prosecutions under PMLA do not vio...
Corporate Law : The High Court will examine whether bail granted under the Section 45 proviso for women can be cancelled absent perversity or misu...
Corporate Law : The case analysis explores whether India’s anti-money laundering framework is effective despite comprehensive legislation. Court...
Finance : The agreements introduce structured protocols for intelligence sharing and monitoring compliance under PMLA. The ruling highlights...
Corporate Law : FIU-IND imposed a ₹9.27 crore penalty on Bybit for violating PMLA compliance. The platform operated without registration, leadin...
Corporate Law : Bombay High Court directs Enforcement Directorate to regulate statement recording hours under PMLA, emphasizing same-day examinati...
Corporate Law : Read about the Directorate of Enforcement's (ED) search operations under PMLA at 14 locations in Haryana and Punjab, uncovering ca...
Finance : Discover India exceptional performance in the FATF Mutual Evaluation 2023-24, placing it in the 'regular follow-up' category and b...
Fema / RBI : The issue was whether properties purchased using company funds could escape benami classification. The Tribunal held that unexplai...
Fema / RBI : The Tribunal ruled that transactions predating the alleged crime cannot be treated as proceeds of crime without a clear link. It s...
Fema / RBI : The issue was whether properties unconnected to crime could be attached under PMLA. The Tribunal held that equivalent value assets...
Fema / RBI : The Tribunal ruled that taxation of income does not negate its use in benami transactions. Even disclosed or assessed income can f...
Fema / RBI : The issue was whether property not directly linked to crime could be attached. The Tribunal held that attachment of equivalent val...
Corporate Law : NRIs and OCIs can now digitally onboard to NPS with relaxed physical presence requirements, while ensuring stringent KYC, anti-fra...
Finance : Ministry of Finance streamlines PMLA KYC rules for SEBI-defined intermediaries, allowing CKYCRR uploads, updates, and retrieval to...
Corporate Law : The Ministry of Finance has appointed 53 Special Public Prosecutors to handle cases on behalf of the Directorate of Enforcement un...
Corporate Law : The Ministry of Finance has designated the Court of Principal District and Sessions Judge, North Goa, to handle PMLA cases across ...
Corporate Law : Jurisdiction for PMLA cases in Chhattisgarh updated to the VI Additional Sessions Court, Raipur, covering the entire state....
Explore the Enforcement Directorate’s role under PMLA, 2002, its procedural aspects, and major Supreme Court rulings. Understand its functions, powers, and challenges.
Supreme Court granted bail to women who is accused in complaint filed u/s. 44 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 since there is no possibility of the trial concluding in near future.
Uttarakhand High Court held that bail of accused involved in drug trafficking and money laundering matter deserved to be rejected since various questions fall for deeper scrutiny during trial. Hence, bail rejected.
Madras High Court held that request for simultaneous trial both in PMLA and in predicate offence registered under IPC not accepted since both the offence are distinguishable and not connected with each other.
The offences u/s. 419, 420, 467 and 471 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 are covered under the definition of schedule offences as per Sections 2(1)(x) and 2(1)(y) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA).
Kerala High Court held that provisional attachment of properties purchased before commission of offence under section 5(1) of Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002 [PML Act] is ex-facie null and void. Accordingly, order attaching property quashed.
Madras High Court held that since concealment of proceeds of crime is an offence under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 [PMLA], Enforcement Directorate need not demonstrate where the money eventually went.
Held that the Appellant-E.D. is directed to handover and the Respondent successful Resolution Applicant JSW is directed to take over the control of the properties of Corporate Debtor-Bhushan Power and Steel Ltd.
Calcutta High Court allowed the bail application on the fact that petitioner has been in prolonged incarceration before being pronounced guilty of an offence. Court also relied on the principle that bail is rule and jail is exception.
Notification designates special courts in Tamil Nadu under the Income Tax Act, 1961, and Black Money Act, 2015, for specific districts.
