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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