<h1>National Herald money laundering case: ED challenges trial court refusal to take cognisance for lack of FIR.</h1> The ED appeals a trial court order refusing cognisance of its PMLA prosecution complaint on the ground that money laundering prosecution requires an FIR for the underlying scheduled offence; the trial court found the ED's ECIR stemmed from a private complaint and therefore the complaint was not maintainable. The ED contends it lawfully recorded an ECIR and accuses the respondents and Young Indian of conspiracy and money laundering involving alleged fraudulent usurpation of AJL assets and property transfers worth about Rs 2,000 crore.