https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298662 High Court and Court of Session have concurrent jurisdiction to entertain an anticipatory bail application under Section 438 CrPC, so direct filing before the High Court is maintainable. Section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 does not govern pre-arrest bail under Section 438 CrPC, and its twin conditions cannot be transplanted into that stage. On the facts, the petitioner's gender, the documentary nature of the investigation, seizure of records, the stage of inquiry, and the absence of material showing immediate necessity of arrest justified pre-arrest protection. Anticipatory bail was granted subject to conditions restraining interference with investigation and requiring cooperation. en-us Tue, 02 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 17 Nov 2021 09:52:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298662 High Court and Court of Session have concurrent jurisdiction to entertain an anticipatory bail application under Section 438 CrPC, so direct filing before the High Court is maintainable. Section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 does not govern pre-arrest bail under Section 438 CrPC, and its twin conditions cannot be transplanted into that stage. On the facts, the petitioner's gender, the documentary nature of the investigation, seizure of records, the stage of inquiry, and the absence of material showing immediate necessity of arrest justified pre-arrest protection. Anticipatory bail was granted subject to conditions restraining interference with investigation and requiring cooperation. Case-Laws Money Laundering Tue, 02 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298662