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...
Held that the impugned proceedings rest on the second chargesheet which bids us to restrict scrutiny upto 04 September 2003 and there is no allegation that any illegal monetary gains were derived or obtained as on 04 September 2003. Provisional order of attachment held illegal.
Held that the 180 days window in Section 5 contemplates an end-point whereas the Supreme Court in the Suo Motu writ petition sought to protect the starting-point, which was at the risk of being defeated by reason of the pandemic.
(1) These rules may be called the Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records) Amendment Rules, 2022. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
ED has carried out searches at 48 locations across the country belonging to VIVO Mobiles India Private Limited and its 23 associated companies under PMLA, 2002. So far, 119 bank accounts with gross balance of Rs. 465 Crore including FDs of 66 Crore of Vivo India, 2kg gold bars, and Rs. 73 Lakh cash have been seized.
ED has provisionally attached 16 immovable properties worth Rs. 137.60 Crore, in the case of Dreamz Infra India Ltd. and others, under PMLA, 2002 Press Release 04.07.2022 Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has provisionally attached 16 immovable properties held in the name of Dreamz Infra India Ltd., TGS Constructions Pvt. Ltd., Disha Choudhary, MD of Dreamz […]
Dive into the Jharkhand High Court rejection of bail for Hemant Kumar Sinha in a money laundering case. Analysis of charges, arguments, and legal perspectives.
Money laundering is the most organized crime. It has been creating a lot of problems in our country. Section 3 of Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 [here-in mentioned PMLA, 2002] defines Money-laundering. Laundering means to clean something, here the launderer cleans illegally obtained funds which have been generated through criminal activity and allow this dirty money to be used in the economy.
Learn about the Master Guidelines on Anti Money Laundering & Counter Financing of Terrorism issued by the Authority for insurers in India.
RBI permits 14 reporting entities to perform authentication under the Aadhaar Act for the purposes of section 11A of Money-laundering Act
J. Sekar @ Sekar Reddy Vs Directorate of Enforcement (Supreme Court of India) It is most relevant to note that CBI after investigation in the main case in RC MA1 2016 A0040 submitted the closure report before the Additional Sessions Judge, CBI Court, Chennai in exercise of power under Section 173(2) Cr.P.C. The said report […]
