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In Directorate of Enforcement v. Raj Singh Gehlot [ECIR/14/HQ-STF/2019 dated September 10, 2021], Raj Singh Gehlot (the Applicant) moved a bail application for grant of regular bail but the bail plea was dismissed by Hon’ble Patiala House Court. In this case the Hon’ble Patiala House Court dismissed the bail plea of Applicant, the owner of […]
V.P. Zacharia Vs State of Kerala (Kerala High Court) his is a case where the 2nd respondent/accused has been successful in rebutting the statutory presumption under Section 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The fact that there was an earlier transaction in the year 1995 and that liability had been settled by repayment is a […]
Summary There has been a long and unsettling dispute on the question as to (1) Whether Proceeds of Crime includes Clean and Untainted Property also ? and (2) What are rights of 3rd party claiming legitimate & bonafide interest and possession in such Clean and Untainted Property, being attached by the Enforcement Authorities under PMLA. […]
Chief Justice of High Court of Delhi, hereby designates the Court of Special Judge (Prevention of Corruption Act) (Central Bureau of Investigation)-09, Rouse Avenue Court Complex, New Delhi as Special Court for dealing with and trial of offence of the money laundering under the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 for all matters relating thereto 2G […]
Sri Nanjundaiah Vs Union of India (Karnataka High Court) Sri Nanjundaiah (Petitioner), the founder of Kanva Souhardha Co-operative Credit Limited (Society) has filed the Bail Application in Special Criminal Case No.846/2020 registered by the Directorate of Enforcement (Respondent) for the offence punishable under Section 4 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PML Act). […]
Central Government hereby extend the period for which small account shall remain operational till 31st December, 2021 under Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records) Rules, 2005. MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 30th June, 2021 G.S.R. 461(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (iiia) of sub-rule(5) of rule 9 of […]
HDFC Bank Limited Vs Government of India (Patna High Court) In the case on hand what is noticeable that the statutory authority under Section 5 of the P.M.L.A., 2002 has not acted in accordance with the provisions of the enactment in question rather acted in defiance of the fundamental principles of judicial procedure and in […]
The Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (the Act) deals with not only attachment of property derived or obtained, directly or indirectly as a result of criminal activity relating to a scheduled offence but also with the attachment of the property legitimately acquired by accused as equivalent value if ‘proceeds of crime’ is not traceable. […]
The order of provisional attachment was not a final order and assessee had a remedy to raise all the pleas including that of jurisdiction of attaching authority and discrimination before the Adjudicating Authority and in the event these points were raised by assessee before the adjudicating authority, the authority should pass appropriate order in accordance with law.
High Court had refused to grant anticipatory bail to assessee-journalists who being accused of cheating depositors through Ponzi schemes as assessee had been indicted in an economic offence which was of serious in nature and the larger angle of conspiracy with regard to patronage of political and other persons in growth of such ponzi firms were required to be unearthed, no effective investigation could be made by the police by enlarging assessee on pre-arrest bail, even if he was ready and willing to cooperate with the investigation by remaining on pre-arrest bail.
