Bank-account freezing under anti-money-laundering law requires recorded reasons; writ review remains available despite an alternative statutory remedy...
Prolonged pre-trial incarceration in a money-laundering prosecution may violate the right to speedy trial under Article 21 where charges remain unframed and the predicate offence has no charge-sheet. The High Court considered early commencement and completion of both trials unlikely, particularly because the money-laundering trial could not be finally decided before the scheduled-offence trial concluded. Continued detention for an indeterminate period would therefore become punitive rather than preventive. Bail was granted subject to conditions requiring investigative cooperation, restricting travel, and safeguarding prosecution witnesses.
Prolonged pre-trial incarceration in a money-laundering prosecution may violate the right to speedy trial under Article 21 where charges remain unframed and the predicate offence has no charge-sheet. The High Court considered early commencement and completion of both trials unlikely, particularly because the money-laundering trial could not be finally decided before the scheduled-offence trial concluded. Continued detention for an indeterminate period would therefore become punitive rather than preventive. Bail was granted subject to conditions requiring investigative cooperation, restricting travel, and safeguarding prosecution witnesses.
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