Medical bail request dismissed as the High Court application remained pending, with assurances of necessary treatment in custody.

Anticipatory bail under money-laundering law requires satisfaction of twin conditions, with medical claims needing evidence of serious emergency.

Writ maintainability despite alternative remedies permits scrutiny of arbitrary money-laundering initiation, but account-freezing relief requires prim...

Modification of bail conditions remains available through inherent jurisdiction where onerous deposits undermine justice and cannot recover disputed d...

Pre-cognizance hearing under BNSS applies to PMLA complaints, requiring proposed accused to be heard before cognizance is taken.

Proceeds of crime are foundational to money-laundering proceedings, which cannot continue after final discharge in the scheduled offence.

Prolonged incarceration and delayed trial supported regular bail in money-laundering proceedings involving old alleged transactions.

Inherently perverse bail orders may be cancelled without post-release misconduct where mandatory money-laundering bail conditions were ignored.

Special Court allocation for money-laundering trials in Gujarat now specifies CBI-linked cases and designated southern district jurisdictions.

Anticipatory bail under PMLA remains available despite ineffective proclamation proceedings, subject to satisfaction of statutory twin conditions.

Proceeds of crime require a proven scheduled-offence nexus; prolonged pre-trial detention may justify regular bail under PMLA.

Money-laundering prosecution focuses on scheduled offences and proceeds of crime, while discharge requires only a prima facie case.

Provisional attachment of laundered funds and equivalent-value property sustained, with statutory protection limited to pension, gratuity and providen...

Equivalent-value property attachment extends to pre-existing assets when alleged crime proceeds cannot be traced or recovered.

Corporate representation in PMLA summons proceedings permitted through an authorised signatory, subject to directors' continuing cooperation and atten...

Distinct money-laundering offence permits PMLA prosecution after predicate-offence conviction; double jeopardy does not apply.

Reasoned adjudication of crypto asset freezing required findings on ownership, platform control, knowledge, and nexus with proceeds of crime.

Proceeds of crime classification upheld where claimed salary and loan receipts lacked supporting employment, loan, and repayment evidence.

PMLA twin bail conditions remained unsatisfied as alleged fund diversion, flight risk, and imminent trial defeated regular bail.

Prima facie material and strong suspicion justified refusal of discharge in the alleged money-laundering prosecution.