https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=397401 The HC allowed the applicants' applications for anticipatory bail in a money-laundering probe, holding that Section 438 CrPC petitions are maintainable directly before the HC. The court noted Section 24 of PMLA applies only after framing of charges, that the predicate offences dated 2014-15 already have a charge-sheet, no recoveries or departmental proceedings against the applicants, no disproportionate asset case, and no allegation of witness tampering despite many witnesses being examined. The ECIR was registered in 2019 with first notices in 2020 and the delay in notice issuance was unexplained; bail was granted. en-us Fri, 14 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 22 Sep 2025 18:34:17 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=397401 The HC allowed the applicants' applications for anticipatory bail in a money-laundering probe, holding that Section 438 CrPC petitions are maintainable directly before the HC. The court noted Section 24 of PMLA applies only after framing of charges, that the predicate offences dated 2014-15 already have a charge-sheet, no recoveries or departmental proceedings against the applicants, no disproportionate asset case, and no allegation of witness tampering despite many witnesses being examined. The ECIR was registered in 2019 with first notices in 2020 and the delay in notice issuance was unexplained; bail was granted. Case-Laws Money Laundering Fri, 14 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=397401