Fema / RBI : RBI's KYC framework mandates customer identification, risk categorization, and ongoing monitoring to combat money laundering and t...
Corporate Law : The Court examined whether a predicate FIR is necessary before the ED can act under the PMLA. It held that inquiry proceedings and...
Fema / RBI : Individuals who receive or transfer funds on behalf of others may face prosecution under various Indian laws. The article explains...
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 ...
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...
Corporate Law : Supreme Court granted bail under the PMLA, noting prolonged custody, documentary evidence, delayed trial, parity with co-accused, ...
Corporate Law : Supreme Court set aside the High Court's PMLA bail order for failure to apply Section 45 twin conditions and remanded the matter f...
Corporate Law : Karnataka HC refused to cancel bail, holding that the Section 45(1) PMLA proviso exempts women from the twin conditions, subject t...
Income Tax : Orissa HC permitted surrender and directed same-day bail consideration under a strict first hour-second hour timeline, applying pa...
Corporate Law : Karnataka HC granted PMLA bail after 275 days’ custody, holding Article 21 prevailed where trial had not progressed and delay wa...
Corporate Law : The Centre has permitted Home First Finance Company India Ltd. to perform Aadhaar authentication under Section 11A of the PMLA aft...
Corporate Law : The Finance Ministry has permitted seven reporting entities to conduct Aadhaar authentication under Section 11A of the PMLA. The n...
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...
Ministry of Finance has included the Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) under the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA, 2002). Learn how this inclusion enables the sharing of information between the Enforcement Directorate and GSTN, in cases of suspected contraventions of GST provisions.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a petition requesting certified copies of documents in the case of Manpreet Singh Vs State of Punjab. The court determined that the request had become infructuous due to subsequent events.
Delhi High Court granted regular bail on the reasonable grounds based on which it can be believed that the petitioner is not guilty of offence under section 3 of PMLA and also that petitioner has materially co-operated in the investigation.
In a recent case, Delhi High Court ruled that proviso to Section 45(1) of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) is an exception for women, exempting them from satisfying the twin conditions of Section 45. The court held that sub-classifying women under different categories and applying twin conditions would violate Article 14 of Constitution. The applicant, accused in a complaint case related to the Unitech Group, was granted bail after undergoing extensive investigations and custody for over 20 months.
Delhi High Court held that interim protection granted as applicant is not named in ECIR and also the applicant is not implicated in any of the Scheduled Offences under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA).
Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has taken a significant step in the Shakti Bhog Foods money laundering case by provisionally attaching 59 immovable and movable properties worth Rs. 28.67 Crore. The attachment has been made under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and involves individuals such as Sunil Dhupar, former CA and statutory auditor of […]
Patna High Court rejects second anticipatory bail application filed by Chakresh Kumar Jain under section 4 PMLA, mirroring a similar rejection of an anticipatory bail plea by his father, Pawan Kumar Jain.
Orissa High Court’s judgment rejecting Khageswar Patra’s anticipatory bail plea due to a failure to comply with Section 45 of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)
Delhi High Court judgment directing JC. Flowers to appeal to Appellate Tribunal under Section 26 of PMLA for a claim of beneficial interest in property.
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