https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=358310 Prior opportunity to show that the required permission had been obtained is a mandatory statutory precondition to cognizance for offences under the Foreign Exchange Regulations Act, 1973. That safeguard cannot be treated as satisfied by recording the accused's statement during investigation; a separate notice must be effectively served at the correct address. Where the opportunity notice was sent to an incorrect location and not served at the proper address, the requirement remained unfulfilled and cognizance, as well as the charge-framing order, could not be sustained. en-us Thu, 05 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:05:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=358310 Prior opportunity to show that the required permission had been obtained is a mandatory statutory precondition to cognizance for offences under the Foreign Exchange Regulations Act, 1973. That safeguard cannot be treated as satisfied by recording the accused's statement during investigation; a separate notice must be effectively served at the correct address. Where the opportunity notice was sent to an incorrect location and not served at the proper address, the requirement remained unfulfilled and cognizance, as well as the charge-framing order, could not be sustained. Case-Laws FEMA Thu, 05 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=358310