https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=419769 Section 160 CrPC was held inapplicable to summons issued during investigation under the PMLA because the two statutes operate in different fields: CrPC procedure is territorially structured, while Section 50 of the PMLA authorises summons to any person without a corresponding local-jurisdiction limit. The protection for women in the proviso to Section 160 could not be imported into Section 50, as the PMLA contains no such restriction and its overriding clause prevails in case of inconsistency. A writ petition challenging the summons was maintainable on a statutory interpretation issue, but allegations of mala fides were unsubstantiated, and no interference with the summons or investigation was warranted. en-us Fri, 11 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 19 Mar 2022 13:05:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=419769 Section 160 CrPC was held inapplicable to summons issued during investigation under the PMLA because the two statutes operate in different fields: CrPC procedure is territorially structured, while Section 50 of the PMLA authorises summons to any person without a corresponding local-jurisdiction limit. The protection for women in the proviso to Section 160 could not be imported into Section 50, as the PMLA contains no such restriction and its overriding clause prevails in case of inconsistency. A writ petition challenging the summons was maintainable on a statutory interpretation issue, but allegations of mala fides were unsubstantiated, and no interference with the summons or investigation was warranted. Case-Laws Money Laundering Fri, 11 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=419769