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....
Money Laundering may be a method of projection of tainted cash as associate in nursing unblemished one. It’s a method that disguises illegitimate profits while not compromising the folks that want to learn from the issue.
A conjoint reading of sub Section (1) (b) & (2) of Section 50 of Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002 makes it abundantly clear that it is wide enough to authorize and empower Director or Additional Director to issue a summons to a person.
Syed Adeel Shah Vs Directorate of Enforcement (Jammu and Kashmir High Court) It appears that in an earlier round of litigation wherein the appellants had challenged the notice issued by the respondents under Section 8(4) of the PMLA Act, learned writ court had declined to grant indulgence in favour of the appellants and the writ […]
It is alleged that rather than exporting gold jewellery in terms of the obligation, the jewellery was diverted in the domestic market and in the process the offences were committed by the appellant.
MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 22nd November, 2022 S. O. 5433(E).— In exercise of the power conferred by proviso to sub-section (1) of section 11A of the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2022 (15 of 2002) (hereinafter referred to as the Money-Laundering Act) , the Central Government being satisfied that the […]
MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 22nd November, 2022 G.S.R. 832(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (ii) of sub-section (1) of section 66 of the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 (15 of 2003), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so […]
Subhra Jyoti Bharali Vs Directorate of Enforcement (Gauhati High Court) Section 173 of the CrPC does not prescribe piecemeal investigation and filing of incomplete charge sheet before the court. Section 173(8) CrPC prescribes that even after filing of charge sheet further investigation can be done. In that case, if the investigating officer gathers additional evidence, […]
Jharkhand High Court held that bail granted as the petitioner was held to be not at flight risk and also there was no possibility of tampering the evidence or influencing/ intimidating the witness.
Special Court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 held that both the accused i.e. Sanjay Raut and Pravin Raut has been arrested illegally as both the accused have satisfied twin conditions under section 45(1)(i)(ii) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
Punjab and Haryana High Court held that bail granted as co-morbodities of the petitioner falls in the exception of being sick as carved out in Section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.
