Karnataka High Court
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The bail application of the Founder-Chairman has been denied for the fourth time. Earlier, his bail was denied twice by the Court and once by the Supreme Court.

Kerala High Court
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The Court questioned the authorities as to why the initial FIR was lodged only against the former Secretary and the recovery proceedings were referred to the joint secretary who had no authority.

Madhya Pradesh High Court
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“When an accused is in custody under PMLA irrespective of the case for which he is under custody, any statement under section 50 of PMLA to the same investigating agency is inadmissible against the maker.”

High Court Weekly Roundup
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Delhi High Court
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Personal jewellery which is not found to have been acquired on an overseas trip and was always a used personal effect of the passenger would not be subject to the monetary prescriptions incorporated in Rules 3 and 4 of Baggage Rules, 2016.

Delhi High Court
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Special statutes have stringent conditions for grant of bail but they should not become means to detain the accused without there being any possibility of concluding the trial, expeditiously. Merely charging an accused person under the provisions of these special statutes should not become a punishment in itself which violates Article 21.

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Top criminal cases on quashing of proceedings, arrest, bail, acquittal, and more.

Delhi High Court
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It is not the petitioner’s case that he was not supplied with the grounds of arrest at the time of the arrest and prior to the remand being sought. The remand application was detailed, and contained, effectively the same set of facts as were stated in the grounds of arrest.

Madhya Pradesh High Court
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“The arrest should be rational, fair and as per law and shall not be merely based upon guilt of accused established from inadmissible evidence.”

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Delhi High Court
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Delhi High Court affirmed that Explanation-II of Section 44(1)(b) of the PMLA applies retrospectively

Madras High Court
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“PMLA, being a special and standalone statute, the trial proceedings under this Act do not have any bearing on the trial proceedings or the outcome of the trial proceedings of the scheduled offence.”

Effect of PMLA on offences committed abroad
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by Juvraj Singh Bindra* and Bhawna Lakhina**

Arvind Kejriwal bail
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Delhi excise liquor policy scam involved two parallel investigations by the CBI and the ED regarding irregularities in the formulation and implementation of the excise policy of the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) for the year 2021-2022.

Bhushan Steel former MD Neeraj Singal
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Neeraj Singal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on 09-06-2023 in a bank fraud and money laundering case

Vijay Nair
Case BriefsSupreme Court

A conspiracy was hatched by Vijay Nair along with others to get the undue benefits by circumventing the provisions of the of the excise policy of GNCTD of Delhi for the year 2021-22.

PMLA accused under custody
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Article 21 being a higher constitutional right, statutory provisions should align themselves to the said higher constitutional edict”

K. Kavitha
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The CBI and the ED have claimed that K. Kavitha was involved in the exchange of bribes and money laundering in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy

Proceeds of Crime
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by Ajay Wadhwa* and Ragini Handa**

Sunil Agrawal
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court had previously released Sunil Agrawal on interim bail vide order dated 17-05- 2024 and had noted that he had made out a prima facie strong case for his enlargement on interim bail.