https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=363400 Section 50 of the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act was treated as an independent summons power, and the general protection in the proviso to Section 160 CrPC was held inapplicable because the special statute's scheme, reinforced by Sections 65 and 71, prevails unless there is silence or inconsistency. On that basis, personal appearance could be required despite the appellant's status as a woman and earlier permission to attend through an authorised representative. Allegations of bias or legal malice also failed because the record showed no material of real likelihood of bias or an unauthorised purpose; the summons were therefore upheld. en-us Tue, 10 Jul 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 12 Jul 2018 08:32:27 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=363400 Section 50 of the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act was treated as an independent summons power, and the general protection in the proviso to Section 160 CrPC was held inapplicable because the special statute's scheme, reinforced by Sections 65 and 71, prevails unless there is silence or inconsistency. On that basis, personal appearance could be required despite the appellant's status as a woman and earlier permission to attend through an authorised representative. Allegations of bias or legal malice also failed because the record showed no material of real likelihood of bias or an unauthorised purpose; the summons were therefore upheld. Case-Laws Money Laundering Tue, 10 Jul 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=363400