https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=424294 Section 197 CrPC sanction was held unnecessary where the alleged retention and concealment of tainted money had no nexus with official duty, and the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002 contains no separate sanction requirement. At the cognizance stage, the complaint and recorded statements provided prima facie material of possession and concealment of proceeds of crime, so the trial court's summons and cognizance order disclosed no illegality or perversity. Defences based on compulsion, threat, or non-arraying of other persons involved disputed facts to be tested at trial. The revisional challenge therefore failed and the prosecution was allowed to continue. en-us Fri, 17 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 27 Jun 2022 10:23:55 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=424294 Section 197 CrPC sanction was held unnecessary where the alleged retention and concealment of tainted money had no nexus with official duty, and the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002 contains no separate sanction requirement. At the cognizance stage, the complaint and recorded statements provided prima facie material of possession and concealment of proceeds of crime, so the trial court's summons and cognizance order disclosed no illegality or perversity. Defences based on compulsion, threat, or non-arraying of other persons involved disputed facts to be tested at trial. The revisional challenge therefore failed and the prosecution was allowed to continue. Case-Laws Money Laundering Fri, 17 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=424294