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All You Need To Know About The Prevention Of Money Laundering Act 2002 (PMLA) – Latest Amendments & Impact By this article I shall deal with the evolution of the act called “The Prevention Of Money Laundering Act 2002 (PMLA)” which was formulated in the year 2002 under the NDA government and has undergone various critical changes […]
PMLA and KYC compliance for an AIF (Alternative Investment Fund) INTRODUCTION KYC as a part of PMLA compliance is a mandatory compliance procedure that regulators in India have specified for Banks and financial intermediaries registered with these regulators. The KYC is one of the most vital compliance process for any institution dealing in the financial […]
Fairdeal Supplies Limited & Anr.Vs. Union of India & Ors. (Calcutta High Court) (i) On a plain reading of Section 2(1)(y) and Section 3 of the PMLA , it appears to me that the legislature has bifurcated the offence under PMLA into “Scheduled Offence” and “Offence of money-laundering”. “Scheduled Offence” are provided in Part A […]
Govt amends Courts for trial of cases under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA 2002) in Kerala in consultation with the Chief Justice of the concerned High Court. MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) Notification New Delhi, the 15th April, 2021 S.O. 1648 (E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section […]
Babulal Verma Vs Enforcement Directorate (Bombay High Court) For initiation/registration of a crime under the PMLA, the only necessity is registration of a Predicate/Scheduled Offence as prescribed in various Paragraphs of the Schedule appended to the Act and nothing more than it. In other words, for initiating or setting the criminal law in motion under […]
Assesssee was admitted to bail linked to bank loan fraud arrested by the Enforcement Directorate under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) on his furnishing personal bond in the sum of Rs. 1,00,000/- with one surety of the like amount to the satisfaction of Trial Court as it was not the case of the prosecution that the accused was of such character and stature that his mere presence at large would intimidate the witnesses and there was no material on record to show that if released on bail, he would tamper with the evidence or subvert the course of justice.
Reserve Bank of India in its press release in various newspapers and in its website has informed us that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), vide public document ‘High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action’ dated February 25, 2021, has called on its members and other jurisdictions to refer to the statement on these […]
Central Government notifies Wildlife Crime Control Bureau In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (ii) of sub-section (1) of section 66 of the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002.
State or Union territory wise Court of Session designated as Special Court under the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 for Area specified for trial of offence punishable under section 4 of the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 22nd February, 2021 S.O. 794(E).—In exercise of the […]
Dilliraj Vs Deputy Director (Madras High Court) HC held that we are unable to persuade ourselves to agree with the Enforcement Directorate that the salaries and perquisites that were paid to Dilliraj (A.1) while he was in employment with FLCI would amount to proceeds of crime and any property purchased with that would stand tainted. […]
