https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=415313 The Special Court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act may take cognizance on a complaint without prior committal under Section 209 CrPC, because the Act does not import the committal procedure. Money laundering is treated as an independent offence distinct from the predicate offences, so prosecution is not barred by double jeopardy under Article 20(2) or Section 300 CrPC. Statements recorded during investigation under Section 50 do not attract Article 20(3) protection unless the maker was already an accused and the statement was compelled. The impugned order was therefore sustained. en-us Wed, 10 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 03 Dec 2021 09:18:06 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=415313 The Special Court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act may take cognizance on a complaint without prior committal under Section 209 CrPC, because the Act does not import the committal procedure. Money laundering is treated as an independent offence distinct from the predicate offences, so prosecution is not barred by double jeopardy under Article 20(2) or Section 300 CrPC. Statements recorded during investigation under Section 50 do not attract Article 20(3) protection unless the maker was already an accused and the statement was compelled. The impugned order was therefore sustained. Case-Laws Money Laundering Wed, 10 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=415313