Supreme Court Extends Interim Bail of AAP Leader Satyendar Jain in Money Laundering Case Until September 25

The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned until September 25 the hearing of the bail plea of Aam Aadmi Party leader and former Delhi government cabinet minister Satyendar Jain in a money laundering case. Jain was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in May 2022 and was granted interim bail due to medical reasons earlier this year. The court today clarified that this interim relief...

Madras High Court Directs Principal Sessions Court To Hear Senthil Balaji’s Bail Plea, Sets Aside Transfer Of Case To MP/MLA Court

The Madras High Court on Monday directed the Principle Sessions Court in Chennai to hear the bail plea moved by Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji who has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case. The bench of Justice R Suresh Kumar and Justice K Kumaresh Babu noted that since the offence alleged to have been committed by Balaji was one punishable...

Supreme Court Judge PK Mishra Recuses From Ex-Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain's Bail Plea; Interim Bail Extended Till Sep 12

Supreme Court judge Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra recused himself on Friday from hearing a bail plea of Aam Aadmi Party leader and former Delhi government cabinet minister Satyendar Jain in a money laundering case. Jain was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in May 2022 and was granted interim bail due to medical reasons earlier this year.A bench comprising Justices AS Bopanna and Mishra...

'ED Cannot Be A Law Unto Itself' : SC Extends Interim Relief In Chhattisgarh Liquor Scam Case [Video]

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‘Shouldn't Be Denied Special Moments In Life Even If Facing Trial’: Delhi High Court Allows PMLA Accused To Travel Abroad For Son’s Admission

The Delhi High Court has permitted an accused in a money laundering case to travel abroad for admission of his son, observing that a person should not be denied such “special moments of small pleasures in life” even if he is accused and facing trial."Admission of a child whether in school or in a college/University is a moment the parent and the child cherish forever. It is a feeling...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On ED’s Application Seeking Vacation Of Orders Protecting NewsClick From Coercive Action In Money Laundering Case

The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice on an application moved by Enforcement Directorate seeking vacation of the orders directing no coercive steps against NewsClick and its Founder and Editor-In-Chief Prabir Purkayastha in a money laundering case. Justice Saurabh Banerjee granted two weeks’ time to NewsClick and Purkayastha for filing reply to the application and listed the matter...

Can't Bypass Remedies Under PMLA Unless Entirely Ill-Suited: Kerala High Court Dismisses Santiago Martin's Plea Against ED Attachments

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed 'lottery king' Santiago Martin's petition challenging ED's attachment orders freezing his and his company's movable assets under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA).Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas held that PMLA provides a comprehensive three-tier remedy for such grievances and that the petitioners ought to have exhausted their...

Violation Of Section 19 PMLA Will Vitiate Arrest; Magistrate Should Ensure That ED Followed Arrest Procedure : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday held that any non-compliance of the mandate of Section 19 (Power To Arrest) of the Prevention Of Money Laundering Act, 2002, would vitiate the very arrest itself. A division bench of Justice A S Bopanna and Justice M M Sundresh while dismissing Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji's plea challenging custody by Enforcement Directorate in the money laundering...

‘Custody' Under Section 167 CrPC Includes Custody Of Other Investigating Agencies Such As ED, Not Just Police: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday held that ‘custody' under Section 167 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 includes custody of other investigating agencies such as the Enforcement Directorate and not just the police alone.The said observation was made by a division bench of Justice A S Bopanna and Justice M M Sundresh while dismissing Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji's plea challenging...

'Case That Rocked Entire Banking System': Supreme Court Refuses Bail To Yes Bank Founder Rana Kapoor In Money Laundering Case

The Supreme Court of India on Friday refused to grant bail to Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor in a money laundering case. He has been accused of receiving illegal gratification in exchange for sanctioning bad loans to high-profile borrowers. The Yes Bank co-promoter has been behind bars since March 2020. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and SVN Bhatti was hearing a special leave...

Courts Today 02.08.2023: Nuh Violence, Gyanvapi Mosque Case, Article 370 [Video]

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‘PMLA Abused Enough; Govts Toppled On Basis Of ED’, Says Kapil Sibal In Senthil Balaji Case; Solicitor General Objects To 'Political Arguments'

Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal expressed his apprehension over the ‘abuse’ of the Prevention of the Money Laundering Act, 2002 to target political opposition in the country. He made this remark on Thursday during the Supreme Court hearing on the legality of DMK MP and Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji’s custody by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a cash-for-jobs...