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Court cannot substitute the doctor’s opinion with its own; Delhi Court extends interim bail on medical grounds in PMLA case
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.
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SC puts stay on Allahabad HC decision directing PMLA Special Court to consider claim in alleged disregard of Rule 3A PMLA Rules, 2016
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.
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Cryptic orders while granting bail in money laundering cases without considering Section 45 PMLA mandate can’t be vindicated: SC
“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 sets aside PMLA proceedings by ED against Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd. in view of Section 32A of IBC
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.
‘Whether Section 50 CrPC mandates furnishing grounds of arrest in writing to accused, other than PMLA/UAPA cases?’; Bombay HC refers matter to Larger Bench
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 denies bail to accused in fake anti-cancer drug racket and counterfeit Keytruda and Opdyta injections
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.
‘PMLA is a cornerstone of India’s legal framework’ says Justice JK Maheshwari at book release of ‘Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002: A Practitioner’s Guide’ by Jai Anant Dehadrai
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Punjab & Haryana HC refuses to de-freeze Vuenow Infotech’s bank accounts in Cloud Particle Scam case
“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.”
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Why Supreme Court granted anticipatory bail to Rajkumar Daitapati in money laundering case?
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.
Karnataka HC denies bail to Founder & Chairman of Sri Guru Raghavendra Sahakara Bank accused of misappropriating approximately Rs. 1553 crores
The bail application of the Founder-Chairman has been denied for the fourth time. Earlier, his bail was denied twice by the Court and once by the Supreme Court.
Read why Kerala HC directed ED probe and payment to victims of Edamulackal Co-Operative Bank fraud case
The Court questioned the authorities as to why the initial FIR was lodged only against the former Secretary and the recovery proceedings were referred to the joint secretary who had no authority.
‘Arrest must be rational, fair & based on admissible evidence’; MP High Court grants bail in ₹141.8 Crore PMLA case due to procedural lapses
“When an accused is in custody under PMLA irrespective of the case for which he is under custody, any statement under section 50 of PMLA to the same investigating agency is inadmissible against the maker.”
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Delhi High Court sets aside detention order on woman’s personal gold jewellery, Exempts ‘personal effects’ from customs duty
Personal jewellery which is not found to have been acquired on an overseas trip and was always a used personal effect of the passenger would not be subject to the monetary prescriptions incorporated in Rules 3 and 4 of Baggage Rules, 2016.
Delhi High Court grants bail to anti-CAA protest accused in money laundering case under PMLA and UAPA
Special statutes have stringent conditions for grant of bail but they should not become means to detain the accused without there being any possibility of concluding the trial, expeditiously. Merely charging an accused person under the provisions of these special statutes should not become a punishment in itself which violates Article 21.
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