Section 223 BNSS Applies Even to Pre-BNSS PMLA Complaints Where Cognizance Is Taken Post-BNSS; Hearing Before Taking Cognizance Mandatory: Supreme Court

Section 223 BNSS Applies Even to Pre-BNSS PMLA Complaints Where Cognizance Is Taken Post-BNSS; Hearing Before Taking Cognizance Mandatory: Supreme Court

Anti-Money Laundering & Financial Crimes

In Parvinder Singh vs. Directorate of Enforcement, 2026 INSC 519, the Supreme Court delivered an important ruling clarifying the scope and effect of the first proviso to Section 223(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (“BNSS”), holding that an accused must be afforded an opportunity of hearing before cognizance is taken on a complaint and that non-compliance […]

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PMLA Cannot Be Invoked Solely On The Basis Of Unexplained Assets, Holds Allahabad High Court

PMLA Cannot Be Invoked Solely On The Basis Of Unexplained Assets, Holds Allahabad HC

Anti-Money Laundering & Financial Crimes

The Allahabad High Court, in the case of Sanjay Kumar @ Sanjay Dhiman v. Directorate of Enforcement, Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 38900 of 2025, delivered a significant ruling under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (“PMLA”), reiterating a legal principle which asserts that assets derived from unknown or unexplained sources cannot, merely on

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