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PMLA | Is Accused Entitled To Documents Which Prosecution Isn't Relying Upon In Trial? Supreme Court To Examine
The Supreme Court is set to examine the applicability of the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure (or its new replacement the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita) to cases under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on the issue of the prosecution's obligation to supply documents to the accused.A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka, Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice...
PMLA| Supreme Court Grants Bail To Money Laundering Accused Considering Age & Custody Period
The Supreme Court granted bail to Humayun Merchant, an alleged aide of Iqbal Mirchi (late gangster), in a money laundering case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Sanjay Kumar took into consideration that Merchant is 75 years of age and has already suffered actual incarceration for more than four years and nine months. The trial...
Supreme Court Relaxes S.45 PMLA Conditions, Grants Bail Citing Long Custody & Time Needed To Complete Trial
The Supreme Court today granted bail to Ramkripal Meena, who is accused of leaking and distributing question papers of the Rajasthan Eligibility Examination for Teachers, 2021 (REET), for a payment of Rs.1.20 crores. The relief was granted in a case registered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in relation to the paper leak.The bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan...
AAP Punjab MLA Jaswant Singh Withdraws Plea In Supreme Court Challenging ED Arrest
Today, the Supreme Court bench of Justices Bela M. Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma allowed an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) member of the legislative assembly from Punjab, Jaswant Singh, to withdraw his plea challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for allegedly being a director and guarantor of a company M/s TCL, which had obtained loan and credit facilities of over Rs.46...
'ED Can't Arrest After Court Takes Cognizance' : Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Odisha Officer In Money Laundering Case
The Supreme Court on Monday granted anticipatory bail to Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) Officer Bijay Ketan Sahoo, who is accused of money laundering filed by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in connection with a disproportionate assets case.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih made absolute an order dated June 24, 2024 granting Sahoo interim protection...
'Very Well Reasoned Judgment' : Supreme Court Dismisses ED's Challenge To HC Order Granting Bail To Hemant Soren
The Supreme Court on Monday (July 29) dismissed Enforcement Directorate's plea challenging the Jharkhand High Court's judgment dated June 28 which granted bail to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren in a money laundering case related to an alleged land scam.The bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan opined that the High Court's judgment - which entered a prima facie finding that...
Supreme Court To Hear Manish Sisodia's Bail Pleas In Liquor Policy Case On August 5
The Supreme Court on Monday (July 29) posted the petitions filed by former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia seeking bail in the liquor policy case to August 5.The bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan adjourned the hearing after Additional Solicitor General SV Raju sought time to file the counter-affidavit on behalf of the Enforcement Directorate. ASG told the bench that...
Accused Cannot Directly Approach High Court Against Eviction U/S 8(4) PMLA When Appeal Pending Before Tribunal: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it clear that the accused cannot directly approach the High Court challenging eviction under Section 8 (4) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) when the appeal in pending before the Tribunal.The provision states that where the provisional order of attachment made is confirmed, the possession of such property may be taken in such manner as...
Accused Bound To Join Investigation Under PMLA But Cannot Be Compelled To Make Self-Incriminating Statement: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that the accused is duty-bound to cooperate in the investigation as per the summon issued under 50(2) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) but cannot be compelled to make an incriminating statement against himself in terms of the protection granted under Article 20(3) of the Constitution of India.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and...
Senthil Balaji Bail Plea | Supreme Court Asks ED To Show Incriminating File Was Found In Pen Drive Seized From His Home
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (July 24) in Senthil Balaji's bail plea asked the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) to show that the pen drive recovered from Balaji's residence contains a file which allegedly has evidence of proceeds of crime worth Rs. 67 Crores.MLA and former Tamil Nadu minister Balaji has been accused in a money laundering case linked to the cash-for-jobs allegations. Balaji...
Bank Deposits From MLA Salary & Agricultural Income : Senthil Balaji To Supreme Court In ED Case Bail Plea
It was argued on behalf of former Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji before the Supreme Court on Monday (July 22) that the deposit of Rs. 1.34 crores in his bank account from 2013 to 2021 is not for the alleged cash for jobs scam but from his agricultural income as well as his salary as an MLA.The MLA and former Minister was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in June last year in...
PMLA | Supreme Court Adjourns Pleas Seeking Reconsideration Of Vijay Madanlal Judgment To August 5
The Supreme Court today (on July 22) said that it will hear the pleas calling for reconsideration of the judgment in Vijay Madanlal Choudhary v. Union of India, which upheld the constitutional validity of various provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), on August 5. As per the earlier order, the bench was supposed to start hearing the matter tomorrow. However,...