Section 37A of FEMA permits seizure where available material establishes a prima facie Section 4 contravention; final proof is reserved for adjudication. Tally data, emails, witness statements and overseas bank deposits may support an allegation of unauthorised foreign-exchange transfers without proving the ultimate use of every remitted amount. Property in India may be seized at equivalent value even where overseas accounts are held by a separate foreign entity, because that entity's legal personality does not displace FEMA's seizure power against the alleged contravener. Income-tax settlement provisions operate separately and do not override FEMA consequences. The refusal to confirm seizure was therefore interfered with and the appeal succeeded.
Section 37A of FEMA permits seizure where available material establishes a prima facie Section 4 contravention; final proof is reserved for adjudication. Tally data, emails, witness statements and overseas bank deposits may support an allegation of unauthorised foreign-exchange transfers without proving the ultimate use of every remitted amount. Property in India may be seized at equivalent value even where overseas accounts are held by a separate foreign entity, because that entity's legal personality does not displace FEMA's seizure power against the alleged contravener. Income-tax settlement provisions operate separately and do not override FEMA consequences. The refusal to confirm seizure was therefore interfered with and the appeal succeeded.
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