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...
ED has conducted searches in 3 premises pertaining to M/s Coda Payments India Pvt Ltd in connection with an ongoing investigation under PMLA, 2002 Press Release – 27.09.2022 Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has conducted searches in 3 premises pertaining to M/s Coda Payments India Pvt Ltd in connection with an ongoing investigation under Prevention of Money […]
A census report was cited in the instant judgment which stated that each year the cases of the raid by ED is increasing, however, the infectiveness was highlighted which showed that the conviction rate was zero till 2015-16, and thereafter reached a maximum of four conviction in 2018-19.
Mauritius was successfully upgraded on Recommendation 15 to ‘Largely Compliant’ and With this technical compliance upgrade, Mauritius is now Compliant or Largely Compliant with all 40 FATF Recommendations.
The Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (hereinafter referred as PMLA) is a legislation to clamp down the money laundering across the country by attachment of property involved in money laundering.
Due to lack of clarity around the notion of ECIR, it is unclear at what point an ECIR is registered and at what moment ECIR should be lodged with Special Court
Govt notifies amendment in Courts for trial of cases under PMLA in Telangana vide notification No. S.O. 4042(E) dated: 16th August, 2022. MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 16th August, 2022 S.O. 4042(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 43 of the Prevention of Money – laundering […]
Parvathi Kollur & Anr. Vs State By Directorate of Enforcement (Supreme Court) The offence under Section 3 of Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002 is dependent on illegal gain of property as a result of criminal activity relating to a scheduled offence. It is concerning the process or activity connected with such property, which constitutes the […]
Understand the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 and its stringent provisions. Learn about the powers and authorities of the Enforcement Directorate.
Insurers shall take steps to implement provisions of PML Act and the PML Rules, as amended from time to time, including operational instructions issued in pursuance of such amendment(s).
Vijay Madanlal Choudhary & Ors. Vs Union of India & Ors. (Supreme Court) (i) The question as to whether some of the amendments to the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 could not have been enacted by the Parliament by way of a Finance Act has not been examined in this judgment. The same is left […]
