Money-laundering searches prompt protests over alleged political misuse while operations continue at public development offices and residences.
Enforcement Directorate search and survey operations connected with a money-laundering investigation continued at development authority offices and premises linked with housing administration, a realty company, and private residences. AAP workers protested against the searches, alleging political and administrative pressure through central investigative agencies. The party further alleged that the operations could disrupt the development authority's functioning and impede Punjab government welfare schemes.

Money-laundering investigation procedure raises allegations over FIR registration, conflict concerns, and the choice between police, vigilance, or federal inquiry.
A police inquiry, rather than a Vigilance inquiry, was directed following an Enforcement Directorate communication seeking registration of an FIR for cognizable offences. It was contended that FIR registration should be dealt with by the police and that governmental or ministerial intervention would raise concerns where a person facing allegations is involved in deciding the investigative course. A transfer to a federal investigative agency was sought on grounds of investigative independence and perceived conflict of interest.

Money laundering allegations in public recruitment describe CSR-linked payments, examination manipulation, and candidate payments treated as proceeds of crime.
Money-laundering allegations concerning state public-service examinations identify two alleged streams of proceeds of crime: corporate social responsibility funding allegedly routed to an institution controlled by the former commission chairman in return for favouring selected candidates, and money allegedly collected from candidates and families for advance access to examination papers and secured selection. The alleged CSR payment was projected as legitimate institutional funding, while candidate-related collections were allegedly possessed, used, transferred, or projected as legitimate transactions.

Money-laundering searches prompt allegations of pressure on an urban development body and disruption of welfare delivery programmes.
Survey and search operations under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act covered 26 premises, including the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority office and the Principal Secretary for Housing and Urban Development. AAP alleged that the action was intended to create fear and pressure among government officers and impede welfare and development initiatives. It described GMADA as a revenue-generating authority whose resources support public welfare, urban infrastructure and planned development.

Public recruitment money laundering allegations include payments, examination-paper access, and recruitment-rule changes allegedly facilitating selected candidates.
Money-laundering proceedings concerning alleged irregularities in public-service recruitment examinations include a prosecution complaint against the former CGPSC chairman and others. Allegations concern payments to facilitate selections, access to examination papers for candidates, and collection of consideration. A former examination official is alleged to have aided a recruitment-rule amendment removing "nephew" from the definition of family, allegedly facilitating selection of relatives. The investigation is linked to an economic-offences FIR, a CBI complaint and related chargesheets.

PMLA maintainability turns on whether a private complaint can initiate money-laundering proceedings without a predicate-offence FIR.
Maintainability of PMLA proceedings is contested where the alleged scheduled offence originates in a private complaint rather than an FIR. Respondents contend that a private complaint cannot form the basis for an Enforcement Case Information Report, money-laundering investigation, or prosecution, because the statutory framework recognises predicate-offence action through an FIR or a complaint by a person authorised to investigate.

Social media publication of court-related affidavits in pending money-laundering proceedings must not displace submissions through judicial process.
Use of court-related affidavits in pending money-laundering proceedings must remain within the judicial process. The Bombay High Court cautioned Vijay Mallya against publishing on social media an Enforcement Directorate affidavit served on his legal team before its submission to the court, stating that parties should place their submissions before the court and that such publication undermines the efficacy of judicial proceedings.

Money-laundering enforcement includes searches of public-development and housing-administration offices as part of a PMLA investigation.
Enforcement Directorate searches at the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority and the office of Punjab's Principal Secretary for Housing and Urban Development form part of a PMLA investigation. The enforcement action is directed at institutional and official premises connected with public development and housing administration in Punjab, involving a development authority and a senior housing-administration office.

Money-laundering investigation addresses alleged use of a middleman to demand, receive, move and conceal corruption proceeds.
Money-laundering proceedings were initiated from corruption FIRs alleging that a middleman was used to demand and receive illegal gratification. Investigation concerns the alleged facilitation of receipt and movement of funds, supported by searches yielding cash seizure and freezing of financial accounts. Financial records and digital devices allegedly indicated unexplained deposits, investments, transactions involving the officer, and possible involvement of other public servants. The inquiry is tracing alleged proceeds of crime and the role of associated persons and entities.

Money laundering allegations in illegal cricket betting prompted investigative custody and examination of suspected routing of betting proceeds.
Money-laundering investigation into an organised illegal cricket-betting syndicate concerns the alleged use of online platforms, encrypted messaging channels, and a principal bookie to solicit, accept, and settle bets. Betting-derived funds were allegedly routed through a partnership firm represented as non-operational, whose account recorded substantial corresponding credits and debits. Property and vehicle records, digital data, and statements under the PMLA are relied upon to allege the acquisition, possession, use, transfer, and projection of proceeds of crime as untainted property.

Money laundering allegations concern foreign portfolio investments, alleged share-price manipulation, attachment, and proposed confiscation of betting proceeds.
PMLA proceedings name Nishant Pitti in relation to allegations that proceeds from illegal online betting were introduced into Indian equity markets as foreign portfolio investments. The allegations attribute to him a role in facilitating and layering such proceeds through pre-arranged share-price manipulation involving Easy Trip Planners Ltd. Property action includes provisional attachment of his DEMAT shares, described as proceeds of crime, and a request for confiscation.

PMLA-IBC interface examines challenges in harmonising insolvency resolution with money-laundering asset attachment, investigation, tracing and enforcement.
The PMLA-IBC interface addresses reconciliation of insolvency resolution with anti-money-laundering enforcement where corporate debtor assets are attached during resolution. Section 32A is central to this interaction, although harmonised implementation remains challenging. The framework also considers money-laundering stages, hawala transactions, financial investigation, asset tracing, and evolving judicial approaches to aligning insolvency objectives with enforcement measures.

PMLA-based FIR request over alleged consultancy payments remains under legal examination amid criticism of non-registration.
Enforcement Directorate sought registration of an FIR concerning alleged fraudulent payments by Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd to Exalogic Solutions, represented as IT consultancy fees. The request relied on evidence gathered through investigation and searches under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Registration remained under consideration after receipt of the Advocate General's legal opinion, with the Home Department examining the matter.

Fraudulent procurement of a second passport allegedly involved false identity records, a false loss report, and overseas travel.
Alleged fraudulent procurement of a second passport arose after a passport had been surrendered in money-laundering-related proceedings. Authorities allege that the individual falsely reported the passport as lost and obtained another passport through false information, including an incorrect address in identity documentation and supporting records. The second passport was allegedly used for international travel. Criminal proceedings concern alleged forged documents, false representations and passport-related offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Passports Act.

Money laundering investigation addresses alleged land grabbing through forged property records, fabricated claims, coercion, and denial of landowners' rights.
Money-laundering proceedings under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act concern alleged land grabbing through forged board resolutions, forged-sale agreements, fabricated deeds, and falsified property records. The alleged conduct includes manipulation of land records, civil proceedings based on false claims, denial of landowners' lawful entitlements, and threats or physical force against persons asserting legitimate rights. The investigation is linked to multiple police FIRs concerning the individual and associated entities.

Insolvency fraud enforcement targets collusive resolutions, coordinated predicate-offence investigations, accelerated money-laundering trials, and earlier victim asset restoration.
Enforcement priorities target suspected insolvency-resolution frauds involving collusive large haircuts, promoter reacquisition of assets, related-party claim inflation, creditor-process manipulation, asset stripping, and circumvention of resolution-applicant ineligibility. Coordination with police and other agencies is emphasised for predicate offences, including joint investigation teams and committal applications to enable combined trials of predicate and money-laundering offences. Asset restoration for legitimate victims is to be pursued early, especially in investor and homebuyer frauds.

Money-laundering investigation into recruitment examination irregularities proceeds from police and vigilance FIRs concerning selection of panchayat development officers.
Alleged irregularities in the 2016 recruitment examination for Gram Panchayat Vikas Adhikari posts in Uttarakhand are under money-laundering investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The case arises from four police and vigilance FIRs concerning the examination conducted by the state service selection commission. Enforcement action included a search of the premises of a personal assistant to a former Chief Minister and seizure of cash and valuables.

Money-laundering investigation prompts competing demands for a police case and allegations of political misuse by investigators.
Enforcement Directorate action in the CMRL-linked matter prompted a request for registration of an FIR based on material recovered during investigation and searches under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. BJP representatives asserted that the material warranted investigation under the Prevention of Corruption Act and alleged delay in acting on it. CPI(M) representatives disputed the investigation's neutrality, alleging coercive collection of statements and political misuse of investigative processes. The reported allegations and counter-allegations concern initiation and conduct of a criminal investigation.

Asset restoration under anti-money-laundering law does not itself terminate criminal prosecution or excuse evasion of legal process.
Money-laundering prosecution is not rendered infructuous merely because claimant banks recover debts from attached assets restored to them. Restoration under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act enables legitimate claimants to recover losses but does not cancel or require discontinuance of criminal proceedings concerning alleged laundering and misappropriation of bank-loan funds. The Enforcement Directorate also maintains that failure to respond to summons and submit to criminal-court jurisdiction remains material to the proceedings.

Money laundering investigation into public service examination irregularities resulted in arrest and proposed custodial interrogation of an additional collector.
Money-laundering proceedings under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act concern alleged corruption, question-paper leaks, and manipulation of state Public Service Commission examinations conducted in 2020 and 2021. An additional collector, formerly an officer on special duty in the office of the then chief minister, was arrested in connection with the investigation. Custodial interrogation is proposed to be sought before the special Prevention of Money Laundering Act court.