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...
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.
