Supreme Court Grants Bail in Money Laundering Case: Sanjay Raghunath Agarwal vs. Directorate of Enforcement (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether bail should be granted to an accused under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) when the predicate offense has not been investigated for nine years. CASE TYPE: Criminal (Money Laundering) Case Name: Sanjay Raghunath […]
Supreme Court Upholds Jurisdiction of Lucknow Court in Money Laundering Case: Ka Rauf Sherif vs. Directorate of Enforcement (2023) Date of the Judgment: April 10, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 319 Judges: V. Ramasubramanian, J. and Pankaj Mithal, J. Can a court in Lucknow have jurisdiction over a money laundering case when the alleged criminal activities
Supreme Court Sets Aside Anticipatory Bail in Money Laundering Case: Directorate of Enforcement vs. M. Gopal Reddy (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Applicability of Section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 to anticipatory bail applications. CASE TYPE: Criminal (Money Laundering) Case Name: The Directorate of Enforcement vs. M. Gopal Reddy & Anr. Judgment Date:
Supreme Court Clarifies Applicability of Section 45 PMLA in Anticipatory Bail: Directorate of Enforcement vs. M. Gopal Reddy (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Applicability of Section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) to anticipatory bail applications under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC). CASE TYPE: Criminal (Money Laundering) Case
Supreme Court Recalls Order on Interest Rates for Noida and Greater Noida Builders: Bikram Chatterji vs. Union of India (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Supreme Court can modify contractual interest rates between development authorities and builders. CASE TYPE: Real Estate/Civil Case Name: Bikram Chatterji & Ors. vs. Union of India & Ors. [Judgment Date]: November
Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Money Laundering Act in Bribery Cases LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a bribe giver can be prosecuted under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) for being involved in the process or activity connected with “proceeds of crime” even before the bribe is received by the public servant. CASE TYPE: Criminal
Supreme Court directs fresh bail consideration on medical grounds in PMLA case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a fresh bail application can be considered by the Trial Court based on a petitioner’s medical condition after a previous rejection. CASE TYPE: Criminal (Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002) Case Name: Chander Prakash Wadhwa vs. State (NCT of Delhi)
Supreme Court Upholds Key Provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 Date of the Judgment: 27 July 2022 Citation: Vijay Madanlal Choudhary & Ors. vs. Union of India & Ors., 2022 INSC 615 Judges: A.M. Khanwilkar, J., Dinesh Maheshwari, J., and C.T. Ravikumar, J. Is the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) a
Supreme Court Quashes Money Laundering Case Due to Lack of Evidence: J. Sekar vs. Directorate of Enforcement (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a money laundering case can proceed when the predicate offense is not proven and the source of funds is explained. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) Case Name: J. Sekar
Supreme Court Grants Bail in Money Laundering Case: P. Chidambaram vs. Directorate of Enforcement (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether bail should be granted in a case of economic offense where the triple test (flight risk, tampering with evidence, influencing witnesses) is satisfied in favor of the accused, but the gravity of the offense is argued to
Can bail be denied based on the nature of a related offense, rather than the primary offense itself? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in Nikesh Tarachand Shah vs. Union of India. This case challenged the constitutional validity of Section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, which imposed
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the existing Special Investigation Team (SIT) is sufficient to investigate the Panama Papers revelations. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation (Criminal) Case Name: Manohar Lal Sharma vs. Central Bureau of Investigation & Ors. Judgment Date: October 9, 2017 Date of the Judgment: October 9, 2017 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: Adarsh Kumar
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