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....
Babulal Verma Vs Enforcement Directorate (Bombay High Court) For initiation/registration of a crime under the PMLA, the only necessity is registration of a Predicate/Scheduled Offence as prescribed in various Paragraphs of the Schedule appended to the Act and nothing more than it. In other words, for initiating or setting the criminal law in motion under […]
Assesssee was admitted to bail linked to bank loan fraud arrested by the Enforcement Directorate under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) on his furnishing personal bond in the sum of Rs. 1,00,000/- with one surety of the like amount to the satisfaction of Trial Court as it was not the case of the prosecution that the accused was of such character and stature that his mere presence at large would intimidate the witnesses and there was no material on record to show that if released on bail, he would tamper with the evidence or subvert the course of justice.
Reserve Bank of India in its press release in various newspapers and in its website has informed us that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), vide public document ‘High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action’ dated February 25, 2021, has called on its members and other jurisdictions to refer to the statement on these […]
Central Government notifies Wildlife Crime Control Bureau In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (ii) of sub-section (1) of section 66 of the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002.
State or Union territory wise Court of Session designated as Special Court under the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 for Area specified for trial of offence punishable under section 4 of the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 22nd February, 2021 S.O. 794(E).—In exercise of the […]
Dilliraj Vs Deputy Director (Madras High Court) HC held that we are unable to persuade ourselves to agree with the Enforcement Directorate that the salaries and perquisites that were paid to Dilliraj (A.1) while he was in employment with FLCI would amount to proceeds of crime and any property purchased with that would stand tainted. […]
R. Viswanathan Vs Assistant Director Directorate of Enforcement (Madras High Court) From a reading of Section 2(u) of the PML Act which defines the expression “proceeds of crime”, it is limpid that the profit derived or obtained must be a result of a criminal activity which relates to a schedule offence. Even if we take […]
Since freezing of bank account due to initiation of proceedings under PMLA has been done without due compliance of law, it was necessary to direct to defreeze the respective accounts and clear the cheques issued by assessee, drawn in favour of the Competent Authority towards the ITDS, PF, ESI, Professional Tax, Gratuity and LIC employees’ deductions, subject to availability of the funds in the account concerned.
Govt notifies National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to undertake Aadhaar authentication Service of the Unique Identification Authority of India under section 11A of the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002. MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 28th January, 2021 G.S.R. 59(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section […]
Govt notifies Court of Session designated as Special Court under the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002 for trial of cases under PMLA in Haryana, Punjab & UT of Chandigarh. MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 19th January, 2021 S.O. 473(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 43 […]
