Art Market Participants PMLA
Experts CornerKhaitan & Co

by Avik Biswas*, Rithika Reddy** and Prerna Acharya***

Delhi High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The right to travel has been held by the Supreme Court as an integral part of the fundamental right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution, and any restriction of the same without sufficient cause, would amount to a violation of his fundamental rights.

Gujarat High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Union contended that Sunil had not paid anything to the various banks that had given credit facilities amounting to approximately Rs. 2947 Crores to the Sai Infosystem (India) Ltd.

Right to access documents under PMLA
Experts CornerNumen Law Offices

by C. George Thomas* and Ansh Mittal**

Delhi High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The case began with a search and seizure by the Enforcement Directorate under Section 37 of FEMA at the petitioners’ premises and during the operation, the petitioners allegedly confessed to illegal hawala transactions worth ₹3,500 crore routed abroad using fabricated documents to remit money to their companies in Hong Kong and Canada.

Justice Bela M. Trivedi retirement
Know thy Judge

Justice Bela M. Trivedi, who was appointed as a Supreme Court Judge in 2021, became the first woman Judge from Gujarat High Court to be elevated to the Supreme Court and is a Limca Book of Records holder.

IAS Pradeep Nirankarnath Sharma
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court also refused to issue a blanket direction restraining the registration of FIRs against him or mandating a preliminary inquiry in all future cases involving him, opining that such a direction would not only be contrary to the statutory framework of the CrPC but would also amount to judicial overreach.

Tax Officers' Arrest Powers
Experts CornerTarun Jain (Tax Practitioner)

by Tarun Jain*

Rouse Avenue District Court
Case BriefsDistrict Court

It is the applicant’s case that he had undergone the aforesaid spinal surgery involving insertion of screws, at VNA Hospital, on 15-01-2025 and was admitted there till 20-01-2025, after which he continues to be in severe pain and has been advised bed rest for 6 weeks, as recently as on 17-02-2025.

Legal Roundup
Legal RoundUpTopic-wise Roundup

Top criminal cases on quashing of proceedings, arrest, bail, acquittal, and more.

Rule 3A PMLA Rules 2016
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Petitioner further contended that the second proviso to the Section 8(8) of PMLA, 2002, is in contravention with the settled law provided under the PMLA, 2002.

High Court Weekly Roundup
High Court Round UpLegal RoundUp

A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.

money laundering bail cryptic orders
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Consideration of two conditions mentioned in Section 45 is mandatory, and while considering the bail application, the said rigours of Section 45 have to be reckoned by the court to uphold the objectives of the PMLA.”

Delhi High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

A plain reading of Section 32A IBC reveals that once a resolution plan is approved under Section 31, the Corporate Debtor shall not be prosecuted for an offence committed prior to the commencement of the CIRP. However, this immunity does not extend to the erstwhile officers and persons responsible for the conduct of its business prior to CIRP.

Bombay High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Some clear and definite guidelines are required to be issued to the Courts of Magistrates and to the investigating agencies to follow the procedure of giving a remand report sufficiently in advance to the arrested accused before his first remand application is considered by the appropriate Court.

Delhi High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

An entire syndicate with established network and properly defined roles exists and operates at different levels, which, when taken into consideration in entirety, clearly indicates that the proceeds of crime are more than Rs. 1 Crore.

Jai Anant Dehadrai PMLA
Events/WebinarsNews

EBC brings Advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai’s book on ‘Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002: A Practitioner’s Guide’.

Punjab and Haryana High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Though the Constitutional Courts are the sentinels of justice, however, this power of judicial review is required to be exercised with due care and caution and interference at the stage of investigation is made in rare and exceptional cases.”

High Court Weekly Roundup
High Court Round UpLegal RoundUp

A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.

Rajkumar Daitapati PMLA
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Rajasthan High Court via the impugned order dated 11-11-2021 dismissed the appellant’s application for anticipatory bail opining that the appellant was allegedly involved in serious economic offence.