The arrest and detention under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act often turn out to be a punishment due to the wide powers given to the Enforcement Directorate and its stringent bail provisions. Judges Of PMLA Courts Not Supposed To Act Like "Extended Arm Of ED" The High Court pointed out the practice of passing custodial interrogation orders in a …
After suspended special CBI judge Sudhir Parmar and his nephew Ajay Parmar, who were arrested in a money laundering case, moved a bail application in a court, the Prevention of Money Laundering Act special court, Panchkula, presided over by Rajeev Goyal issued a notice to Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday, seeking a reply to the bail application on October 20. As …
Upon reopening, the Supreme Court is expected to pronounce its judgment in the batch of petitions concerned with the interpretation of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. The punishment and twin bail conditions are disproportional Though the punishment for money laundering is a maximum term of 7 years, which from a legislative perspective, is not a grave crime, the …
