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Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 16 to December 22, 2024

Live Law

A weekly round-up of important cases from the Madras High Court Citations: 2024 LiveLaw 479 To 2024 LiveLaw 488 NOMINAL INDEX Amudha v State, 2024 LiveLaw 479 K. Sundari v. C. A. R. P. Mari, 2024 LiveLaw 480 KC Chandran and Others v Directorate of Enforcement, 2024 LiveLaw 481 Malliga and Others v. S Shanmugam and Others, 2024 LiveLaw 482 …

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4 days ago

Summons Under PMLA Can't Be Quashed Merely Because Accused Was Discharged In Predicate Offence : Supreme Court

Live Law

The Supreme Court yesterday set aside an order of the Gauhati High Court which quashed summons under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, to investigate proceeds of crime involved money laundering on grounds that the Respondent was discharged in scheduled offence. A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and Aravind Kumar was hearing a challenge to the judgment of the …

High Court Money Laundering Money Accused Respondent Pwd Cbi

4 days, 17 hours ago

Offence Under PMLA Is Standalone, Can't Have Joint Trial With Predicate Offence Even If Both Are Before Same Court: Madras HC

Live Law

The Madras High Court has clarified that the trial under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act is distinct and different from the trial of the predicate offence and thus the accused cannot seek for a simultaneous or joint trial even if both are pending before the same court. Thus, the court held that the Special Court was competent and had …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Bail refused for Kutch businessman who caused 150cr loss to bank

Hindustan Times

MUMBAI: A special PMLA court on Friday rejected the bail plea of Ramchand Issrani, a 64-year-old businessman from Gujarat, who was arrested in a money laundering case for allegedly cheating Union Bank of India. Bail refused for Kutch businessman who caused 150cr loss to bank In 2021, CBI had booked him for misappropriating funds and cheating Union Bank of India, …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

[PMLA] Liberty Is Intrinsic To Rule Of Law, Court Cannot Be Restrained From Granting Bail On Account Of Restrictive Statute: Calcutta HC

Live Law

The Calcutta High Court has granted bail to a man being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate under the PMLA for allegedly running a fake call centre and promising services to victims in exchange for money, which were never delivered. Seeking release of the petitioner on bail, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that by virtue of a leave and licence …

Court Bail Victims Pri Pmla Granted Petitioner

3 weeks ago

Can ED Attach Property Without FIR For Predicate Offence? Supreme Court To Examine In TN Sand Mining Case

Live Law

The Supreme Court is set to examine the issue of whether the Enforcement Directorate can attach a property in the absence of any FIR in relation to the scheduled offence with which the property is allegedly related. The first proviso states that "no such order of attachment shall be made unless, in relation to the scheduled offence, a report has …

Crime Property Court Mining High Fir Cji

3 weeks, 4 days ago

Prosecution sanction for Kejriwal in excise case enough for money laundering trial: ED

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate informed a Delhi court on Thursday that the sanction obtained to prosecute former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in the corruption case related to the Delhi excise policy was comprehensive enough to try him in a related money laundering case as well. The ED made its submission before Special Judge Kaveri Baweja of the Rouse Avenue …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Accused's Counsel Can't Directly Contact Probe Agencies/IOs Sans Court Permission: Allahabad HC Objects To Lawyers' Mails To ED

Live Law

Today, the Allahabad High Court took exception to the actions of the accused's counsels, who had sent emails to Enforcement Directorate officers requesting them to file a counter affidavit, as directed by the court, in a case involving their client. Noting that counsels' sending emails directly to the Investigating Officer was not proper and could not be appreciated, a bench …

Counsel Court Bail Applicant Fir

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Money laundering: Four get bail after 1K days in jail

New Indian Express

CHENNAI: Four men facing trial in a money-laundering case arising out of an alleged Rs 1,137 crore cheating case were given bail by a CBI court in Chennai as they had faced incarceration for more than 1,000 days. In the October 29 order, principal judge for CBI cases T Malarvalantina cited the provision of Section 479 of BNSS which entitles …

Bail Accused Fir Laundering Case

1 month, 2 weeks ago

'I get concerned': Trump's ex-military chief worried incoming president will 'go too far'

Raw Story

Donald Trump's former defense secretary Mark Esper doesn't expect the phone to ring with offers to join his second administration. The former Pentagon chief joined with other military leaders who served under Trump in warning of his "fascist" inclinations, particularly his fascination with using troops against Americans who disagree with him, and Esper offered some advice to potential Cabinet members. …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Top Senate Dem warns Trump will ‘act like a fascist’ and ‘purge’ military

Politico

The sharp words from the typically reserved Rhode Island senator come as Democrats step up their warnings in the final days of the campaign that the former president is a threat to democracy and can’t be trusted to hold power again. Democrats have cited warnings from Trump’s own former top aides, including several senior national security and retired military officials, …

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3 months ago

India has seized significant amounts from proscribed terrorists: FATF

The Hindu

The Financial Action Task Force, which adjudged India to have attained a high-level of technical compliance across all its recommendations, has in its mutual assessment report noted that Indian agencies have seized significant amounts from proscribed terrorists under the Unlawful Activities Act, and assets from terror financing and money laundering investigations. Acknowledging that India faces a disparate range of terrorism …

India Financial Cases State Nia Terror Financing Tf Investigation

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Excise policy case: SC reserves order on Kejriwal's pleas for bail, against arrest by CBI

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s separate pleas seeking bail and challenging his arrest by the CBI in the Delhi excise policy case. A two-judge bench of the top court, led by Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, after a daylong hearing on Thursday, reserved the verdict on Kejriwal's …

Delhi Court Cbi Kejriwal Singhvi

4 months ago

Senthil Balaji's Bail Plea In PMLA Case | Either Have Trial Of All Predicate Offences Or Exclude Any : Supreme Court To ED While Reserving Judgment

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that the ED must either rely on a complete trial of all three predicate offences against Senthil Balaji in the money laundering case against him or decide to let go of some cases as predicate offence. A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih had earlier raised the question of whether …

Justice Supreme Court Trial Court Money Case Pmla

4 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court on Senthil Balaji’s plea: SC reserves verdict on plea for bail, debates if Sisodia judgment will apply

The Hindu

The Directorate of Enforcement on Monday said factors such as delayed and prolonged jail time, which favoured former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s case for bail in the excise policy case, are not applicable to former Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthilbalaji, who is seeking bail in a money laundering case linked to the cash-for-jobs scam. On Monday, the Bench …

Trial Court Bail Case State Mehta Balaji

4 months, 2 weeks ago

After Hasina: Cautious optimism for Bangladesh’s future

Al Jazeera

By all quantifiable measures, Bangladesh’s now deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was the most entrenched, dominant and brutal dictator the country had seen since its independence. What lies ahead for Bangladesh An interim caretaker government headed by one of Hasina’s nemeses, Dr Muhammad Yunus, Bangladesh’s only Nobel laureate, was sworn in on August 8, three days after Hasina fled. Gobinda …

India China Future Political Bangladesh Indian Country

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Former DMK Functionary Jaffer Sadiq Approaches Madras High Court Challenging Arrest In PMLA Case

Live Law

Former DMK functionary Jaffer Sadiq has approached the Madras High Court challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The Narcotics Control Bureau arrested Sadiq on March 9th, 2024 for alleged offences under Section 9A, 25A, 29 of the NDPS Act and has been in judicial custody for the …

Court Department Sadiq Arrest Pmla Jaffer

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Madras High Court Grants Four More Months To Complete Trial In Money Laundering Case Against Former TN Minister Senthil Balaji

Live Law

The Madras High Court on Wednesday granted four more months to the Chennai Principal and Sessions Court to complete trial in the money laundering case initiated by the Enforcement Directorate against former Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji. In February this year, while dismissing the bail application of Balaji, Justice Anand Venkatesh had asked the trial court to complete the trial …

Trial Court Months Complete Senthil Balaji Money Laundering Case Four More Months

6 months ago

Offences Under IPC Or Arms Act Discovered By ED While Searching Under FEMA Can Be Treated As Predicate Offences Under PMLA: Punjab & Haryana HC

Live Law

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has dismissed the plea seeking quashing of the Enforcement Case Information Report lodged under PMLA on the basis of a search conducted under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999. The predicate offence was the FIR lodged pertaining to visa fraud under Sections 472 lodged under PMLA on the basis of a search conducted under …

Court Enforcement Ipc Fema Punjab Fir Act

7 months ago

Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail To PMLA Accused As Chargesheet Dropped Scheduled Offence

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to a man who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate after noting that there is no scheduled offence as per the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 against him in the chargesheet filed in the predicate case.The Court noted that the proceedings under the PMLA can be initiated only if offences mentioned …

Supreme Court Court Case Ipc Fir Scheduled Pmla

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Seeking 'Authoritative Interpretation' Of Section 66 Of PMLA

Live Law

The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIL seeking “authoritative interpretation” of Section 66 of PMLA, alleging that ED is pressurizing the police and CBI to file FIRs under predicate offence on the basis of the information shared by it with the agencies.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora granted …

Court Delhi High Court Interpretation Issue Pil His Client Predicate Offence

7 months, 4 weeks ago

How National Enquirer witness just revealed Trump’s felony crime: legal analyst

Raw Story

Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker shared the information that elevates Donald Trump's criminal charges from misdemeanors to felonies on Thursday, ex -Justice Department prosecutor Andrew Weissmann revealed. Speaking to MSNBC after Pecker broke from testifying, Weissmann noted that violation of campaign finance laws elevates the falsification of business records charges from misdemeanors to felonies. Though the charges are usually …

Trump Weissmann Pecker

8 months ago

Explosive evidence revealed tying Trump to election conspiracy in hush money case

Raw Story

Manhattan prosecutors finally revealed the specific crime that Donald Trump allegedly attempted to conceal by falsifying business records related to hush money payments to Stormy Daniels. Defense attorneys had objected to questions to former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker about his discussions with Steve Bannon, and prosecutor Joshua Steinglass revealed that those discussions were relevant to the “primary” underlying crime …

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8 months ago

ED arrests former IAS Anil Tuteja in Chhattisgarh liquor scam case

Hindustan Times

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has arrested retired Indian Administrative Service officer Anil Tuteja in its fresh money laundering probe into the alleged corruption in Chhattisgarh liquor industry, people familiar with the development said on Sunday. In its fresh case, ED has named all those 70 accused booked by the police, including Anil Tuteja, his son Yash Tuteja, several Congress …

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Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 16 to December 22, 2024

Summons Under PMLA Can't Be Quashed Merely Because Accused Was Discharged In Predicate Offence : Supreme Court

Offence Under PMLA Is Standalone, Can't Have Joint Trial With Predicate Offence Even If Both Are Before Same Court: Madras HC

Bail refused for Kutch businessman who caused 150cr loss to bank

[PMLA] Liberty Is Intrinsic To Rule Of Law, Court Cannot Be Restrained From Granting Bail On Account Of Restrictive Statute: Calcutta HC

Can ED Attach Property Without FIR For Predicate Offence? Supreme Court To Examine In TN Sand Mining Case

Prosecution sanction for Kejriwal in excise case enough for money laundering trial: ED

Accused's Counsel Can't Directly Contact Probe Agencies/IOs Sans Court Permission: Allahabad HC Objects To Lawyers' Mails To ED

Money laundering: Four get bail after 1K days in jail

'I get concerned': Trump's ex-military chief worried incoming president will 'go too far'

Top Senate Dem warns Trump will ‘act like a fascist’ and ‘purge’ military

India has seized significant amounts from proscribed terrorists: FATF

Excise policy case: SC reserves order on Kejriwal's pleas for bail, against arrest by CBI

Senthil Balaji's Bail Plea In PMLA Case | Either Have Trial Of All Predicate Offences Or Exclude Any : Supreme Court To ED While Reserving Judgment

Supreme Court on Senthil Balaji’s plea: SC reserves verdict on plea for bail, debates if Sisodia judgment will apply

After Hasina: Cautious optimism for Bangladesh’s future

Former DMK Functionary Jaffer Sadiq Approaches Madras High Court Challenging Arrest In PMLA Case

Madras High Court Grants Four More Months To Complete Trial In Money Laundering Case Against Former TN Minister Senthil Balaji

Offences Under IPC Or Arms Act Discovered By ED While Searching Under FEMA Can Be Treated As Predicate Offences Under PMLA: Punjab & Haryana HC

Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail To PMLA Accused As Chargesheet Dropped Scheduled Offence

Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Seeking 'Authoritative Interpretation' Of Section 66 Of PMLA

How National Enquirer witness just revealed Trump’s felony crime: legal analyst

Explosive evidence revealed tying Trump to election conspiracy in hush money case

ED arrests former IAS Anil Tuteja in Chhattisgarh liquor scam case