Predicate Offence News Today

The court, in a decision released on Wednesday, stated that mere filing of the appeal against the acquittal in the predicate offence would not mean that the accused would continue to suffer the rigours of criminal proceedings or attachment under the PMLA.

The Court held that a scheduled offence is the very foundation of the offence of money laundering and once a person is acquitted of the scheduled offence, the very foundation gets knocked out.

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...

The Delhi Chief Minister filed a rejoinder in response to the Enforcement Directorate’s affidavit before the top court. He was arrested on March 21 in the Delhi excise policy case

The Court also asked the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to respond to the plea filed by Santiago Martin to halt the PMLA trial against him until the completion of the trial in a CBI case against him.

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In Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jains challenge to denial of bail by the Delhi High Court, the Supreme Court today commenced hearing arguments on merits.The Bench comprising Justices Bela M...

The ED argued that it wanted to demonstrate the modus operandi of the offences alleged in the FIR, particularly since the FIR filed by the Maharashtra police formed the basis of the PMLA or ED proceedings against Parab.

The Madras High Court said prima facie it appeared that by issuing the summons, ED was trying to identify the proceeds of a crime that it could then build a case around.

“If they are so concerned, then why no action in BJP ruled states like UP, Maharashtra that have hundreds of cases of illegal mining?" the Tamil Nadu government's counsel argued before the Madras High Court today.