SC Pulls Up ED for Misusing PMLA, Grants Bail to Ex-Chhattisgarh Official
1 month, 2 weeks ago

SC Pulls Up ED for Misusing PMLA, Grants Bail to Ex-Chhattisgarh Official

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has pulled up the ED for using the Prevention of Money Laundering Act to keep an accused in jail and questioned if the provision was "being misused" like the dowry law.A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan made the observation on Wednesday while granting bail to Arun Pati Tripathi, a former excise officer from Chhattisgarh. The top court expressed surprise at how the accused was kept in custody if a court order taking cognisance of the complaint was quashed by Chhattisgarh High Court. Order taking cognisance is quashed and the person is in custody," the top court bench said. The apex court was hearing an appeal of Tripathi, an Indian Telecom Services officer, challenging a Chhattisgarh High Court order denying him bail in connection with the high-profile liquor scam in the state.

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Supreme Court pulls up ED for using PMLA to keep accused in jail
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court pulls up ED for using PMLA to keep accused in jail

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court has pulled up the Enforcement Directorate for using the Prevention of Money Laundering Act to keep an accused in jail and questioned if the provision was "being misused" like the dowry law. The top court expressed surprise at how the accused was kept in custody if a court order taking cognisance of the complaint was quashed by …

SC pulls up ED for using PMLA to keep accused in jail
1 month, 2 weeks ago

SC pulls up ED for using PMLA to keep accused in jail

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has pulled up the ED for using the Prevention of Money Laundering Act to keep an accused in jail and questioned if the provision was "being misused" like the dowry law. A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan observed on Wednesday while granting bail to Arun Pati Tripathi, a former excise …

Anti-money laundering law not to ensure a person remains in jail: Supreme Court
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Anti-money laundering law not to ensure a person remains in jail: Supreme Court

India Today  

While granting bail to an accused in a money laundering case related to the alleged Chhattisgarh liquor scam, the Supreme Court on Wednesday remarked that the concept of Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 cannot be to ensure that a person remains in jail. A bench led by Justice Abhay Oka called out the Enforcement Directorate for keeping the accused …

PMLA Accused Can't Be Kept In Custody If Order Taking Cognizance Of ED Complaint Has Been Quashed : Supreme Court
1 month, 2 weeks ago

PMLA Accused Can't Be Kept In Custody If Order Taking Cognizance Of ED Complaint Has Been Quashed : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to an accused in a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act after noting that the order taking cognizance of the prosecution complaint filed by the Enforcement Directorate has been quashed. The Court questioned the ED for continuing the custody of the accused, who has been in custody since August 2024, after …

Supreme Court rules ED cannot arrest accused after special court takes cognisance of complaint | DETAILS
10 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court rules ED cannot arrest accused after special court takes cognisance of complaint | DETAILS

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the Enforcement Directorate cannot make an arrest once a special court takes cognisance of a complaint the federal agency filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Furthermore, it ruled that those accused who voluntarily appear before a special court following summons from the ED aren't required to meet the rigorous criteria for …

PMLA case: ED must tell accused grounds of arrest, reaffirms top court
1 year ago

PMLA case: ED must tell accused grounds of arrest, reaffirms top court

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court has dismissed the Union government’s plea to reconsider its judgment that made it mandatory for the Enforcement Directorate to provide a copy of the grounds of arrest to accused in money laundering cases while adding that a mere verbal information would be construed as a breach of constitutional right of arrested persons. The Centre filed the review …

PMLA case: SC seeks ED's reply on TN minister Senthil Balaji's plea against HC order
1 year, 8 months ago

PMLA case: SC seeks ED's reply on TN minister Senthil Balaji's plea against HC order

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the Enforcement Directorate on the pleas of Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji and his wife Megala challenging the July 14 order of the Madras High Court upholding his arrest by the probe agency in a money laundering case. Besides upholding the arrest of the minister, the high court had …

PMLA- Even If Predicate Offence Is Compromised, Compounded, Quashed, ED's Investigation Is Not Affected Or Wiped Away: Bombay High Court
4 years ago

PMLA- Even If Predicate Offence Is Compromised, Compounded, Quashed, ED's Investigation Is Not Affected Or Wiped Away: Bombay High Court

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court recently held that the Enforcement Directorate could continue investigation into cases of money-laundering even after investigation into the base/scheduled offences were closed. Even if the Predicate/Scheduled Offence is compromised, compounded, quashed or the accused therein is/are acquitted, the investigation of ED under PMLA does not get affected, wiped away or ceased to continue." In Court, their …

SC extends Karti Chidambaram's interim protection from arrest until April 2
7 years ago

SC extends Karti Chidambaram's interim protection from arrest until April 2

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court, which had restrained the Enforcement Directorate from arresting Karti Chidambaram, son of former Union minister P Chidambaram in connection with the INX Media case, on March 15 extended the protection granted to him till April 2. A three-judge Bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, while extending …

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