Money laundering probe into Tenet Exim linked to Mohit Kamboj closed after scheduled offence dismissal and no proceeds found.
The PMLA proceedings against Tenet Exim were held not maintainable after the magistrate dismissed the underlying scheduled offence and the CBI's closure report attained finality; the ED found no identifiable proceeds of crime and insufficient evidence to prosecute, and the informant bank raised no objection to closure.

Mahadev online betting app: ED attaches assets worth about Rs 92 crore under PMLA, including promoters' assets.
ED issued a provisional order under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act attaching about Rs 92 crore in bank deposits and properties linked to entities traced to alleged promoters of the Mahadev online betting scheme. The agency alleges the app enabled multiple illegal betting platforms, laundered proceeds abroad via hawala, trade-based transactions and crypto, routed funds back as foreign portfolio investments, and operated a cashback mechanism requiring promoters to return 30-40% in cash.

Jaypee fund diversion: ED attaches assets worth Rs 400 crore linked to alleged siphoning from homebuyers.
The Enforcement Directorate issued a provisional attachment order under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, attaching immovable assets owned by Jaiprakash Sewa Sansthan and Page 3 Buildtech Private Limited (combined market value Rs 400 crore) after alleging those entities received portions of diverted homebuyers' funds collected by Jaypee Infratech Ltd and Jaiprakash Associates Ltd; the probe attributes a central organising role to the managing trustee of JSS and identifies Page 3 Buildtech as beneficially owned by the promoter of Investors Clinic.

Bitcoin scam: court finds prima facie material to proceed over alleged retention of 285 bitcoins and missing wallet records.
The court found prima facie material to issue process under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act against two individuals accused of involvement in a bitcoin based scheme; prosecution alleges one accused received 285 bitcoins, retained them when a mining farm deal failed, and failed to produce wallet addresses, while a signed term sheet and precise recollection of tranche amounts support an allegation of beneficial ownership rather than a mediator role.

Supreme Court addressed PMLA challenges, undertrial detention, environmental enforcement, and bank account freezing standards issues.
The Supreme Court addressed procedural fairness and administrative accountability across multiple domains: criticising adjournments in environmental measures; affirming that auction integrity and immutable admission criteria are essential; warning that pretrial detention must not become punitive absent trial progress; considering a challenge under the PMLA; extending restraint on trial-court action in a social-media FIR; and agreeing to examine a uniform SOP for freezing of bank accounts in cybercrime probes while seeking high-court reports on harassment redressal mechanisms for women lawyers.

Homebuyers fraud probe leads to attachment of over Rs 50 crore in assets for alleged money laundering.
Authorities invoked asset attachment under the PMLA against Ocean Seven Buildtech and its promoter for alleged diversion of funds from affordable housing projects, attaching immovable and movable assets and bank deposits totalling about Rs 51.57 crore based on allegations of arbitrary cancellations, inflated resales, forged documents and layering of proceeds.

Prolonged pretrial incarceration converts detention into punishment; right to speedy trial applies regardless of offence nature.
Prolonged pretrial incarceration that continues without commencement or reasonable progress of trial converts detention into punishment and violates the right to a speedy trial under Article 21. Economic offences are not a homogeneous class for blanket denial of bail. Where evidence is primarily documentary and trial is not imminent despite completed investigation and prolonged custody, bail may be granted subject to conditions including passport surrender and providing a contact number.

PMLA transfer provision challenge by accused declined; court defers substantive review to pending petitions.
The defendant challenged Section 44(1)(c) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, which mandates transfer of proceedings to designated special courts to avoid jurisdictional conflicts and consolidate predicate and money laundering trials; the bench declined a separate writ while related review petitions on PMLA provisions proceed, noting a trend of affluent accused bringing premature constitutional challenges during ongoing trials.

Bank fraud: Supreme Court grants bail to former Amtek chairperson in Rs 27,000 crore money laundering probe.
The Supreme Court set aside a Delhi High Court order denying bail to the former Amtek Group chairperson in a money laundering prosecution under the PMLA connected to an alleged Rs 27,000 crore banking fraud; the investigation involved arrest, chargesheeting, and extensive provisional asset attachment amid allegations of manipulated accounts, bogus assets, insolvency driven bank haircuts, and large scale diversion of public funds.

Bribery-linked money laundering arrest prompted suspension; election staff redeployment withdrawn after jurisdictional overreach, legal challenges possible.
An enforcement investigation into alleged bribery and money laundering led to the arrest and suspension of a senior administrative officer, triggering criminal-investigative proceedings and administrative discipline. Separately, a municipal commissioner withdrew directives assigning court staff to election duty after recognizing a jurisdictional overstep and receiving judicial censure; unopposed civic poll victories were noted as amenable to legal challenge by opposition parties.

Bribery-linked money laundering alleged in CLU approvals led to suspension of the implicated IAS officer after arrest and custody.
Investigations allege a scheme in which fixed bribe rates were demanded and collected to expedite change of land use approvals, routed through intermediaries and documented in accounts transmitted to the district collector's office; tracing of over 800 CLU applications reportedly generated proceeds of crime exceeding ten crore rupees. The implicated collector was suspended after custodial detention exceeded the service-rule threshold, with allegations that his statutory authority over CLU approvals enabled control of outcomes and made him the key beneficiary in the laundering arrangement.

Crypto exchanges registered with FIU must file STRs and follow AML/CFT compliance including beneficial ownership and CDD/EDD.
Forty nine Virtual Digital Asset Service Providers were registered with the Financial Intelligence Unit as reporting entities under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act; they must file suspicious transaction reports, determine and report beneficial ownership of wallets, monitor token offerings, track hosted to unhosted wallet transfers, disclose banking and financial accounts, appoint designated officers, and implement internal audits, risk based customer due diligence, enhanced due diligence, sanctions screening and periodic risk assessments for submission to the federal agency.

Alleged CLU bribery scheme: pre set rates yielded large proceeds and the collector reportedly received half of collections.
Allegations describe a systematic bribery scheme for CLU approvals with pre fixed rates of Rs 5-10 per square metre, collections recorded in "hisaab" accounts transmitted to the collector's personal assistant, and digital and witness evidence identifying the collector as the principal beneficiary; investigators trace over 800 applications generating alleged proceeds exceeding Rs 10 crore and report a claimed revenue sharing arrangement requiring custodial interrogation to examine layering and concealment.

Electoral roll deletions alleged during SIR, with calls for disclosure and claims of selective enforcement and voter harassment.
Allegations assert arbitrary deletions from electoral rolls during the SIR in West Bengal, demanding public disclosure of SIR data and procedures and alleging selective enforcement and harassment of elderly voters. The claims tie roll revision concerns to alleged central fiscal discrimination-tax and GST extraction without proportional returns-and to delayed or withheld central funding for regional welfare projects, urging voter turnout to defend enfranchisement and contest perceived administrative overreach.

Private university promoters declared fugitive economic offenders over alleged fake degree money laundering and assets to be seized.
Declaration under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act was issued against two university promoters after they allegedly evaded Indian process in a PMLA investigation into proceeds from purported sale of fake degrees exceeding one hundred crore rupees, enabling the enforcement agency to move for asset confiscation following prior summons, non bailable warrants, and a chargesheet against the main promoter and others.

Private university promoters declared fugitive economic offenders over alleged money laundering from sale of fake degrees and assets now targeted.
Promoters of a private university were declared Fugitive Economic Offenders after a PMLA probe alleged Rs 387 crore was obtained from sale of fake degrees; they reportedly remained abroad, failed to comply with summons, and faced open ended non bailable warrants. The FEO declaration enables enforcement authorities to move to confiscate their assets under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018.

Private university promoters declared fugitive economic offenders under FEOA in alleged fake degree money laundering case.
A declaration under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act was issued against university promoters Mandeep Rana and Ashoni Kanwar in a money laundering probe tied to an alleged fake degree scam; the Enforcement Directorate filed a chargesheet and a special PMLA court had taken cognisance and issued summons, while the two are reported to be based in Australia.

Chaitanya Baghel granted bail amid concurrent money laundering and corruption probes and claims of political targeting.
The operative legal themes are bail and interim liberty in concurrent criminal and anti money laundering investigations, the interplay between state and federal investigative agencies, and the evidentiary reliance on statements by third parties and alleged absconders in supporting detention and prosecution decisions.

Cyber-fraud syndicate using shell firms and mule accounts uncovered, alleged Rs 180 crore siphoned and two arrested.
Investigators allege a cyber-fraud syndicate used at least 20 shell companies and mule accounts to receive and layer cheated funds of about Rs 180 crore; a FIR filed on November 19 and operation "Cy-Hawk" linked 176 complaints to these accounts, digital evidence showed a director acted as a front while two suspects controlled transfers, leading to two arrests and seizure of electronic devices as the probe concentrates on transactional layering and money laundering-related conduct.

Liquor scam: son of former CM faces money laundering and corruption charges over alleged Rs 1,000-3,500 crore proceeds.
Investigations address alleged syndicate-driven misconduct in the liquor sector from 2019-2022, with parallel money laundering and anti-corruption probes alleging that an individual handled nearly Rs 1,000 crore, received about Rs 200-250 crore, and that proceeds could exceed Rs 3,500 crore; matters involve proceeds-of-crime tracing, economic offence procedures, and detention and pre-trial custody issues.