https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=430897 Anticipatory bail in a PMLA prosecution was held maintainable where the petitioner had not been formally arrested in the enforcement case, because arrest and custody are not synonymous and Article 21 remained relevant. The plea for default bail under Section 167 CrPC was rejected because that provision applies only after formal arrest and detention in the investigation case. Section 45 PMLA was also held not to bar pre-arrest bail on these facts, given the existing custody in the predicate case, substantial investigation already completed, and no fresh material showing custodial interrogation was necessary; protection from arrest was granted with conditions. en-us Fri, 25 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 01 Dec 2022 07:43:22 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=430897 Anticipatory bail in a PMLA prosecution was held maintainable where the petitioner had not been formally arrested in the enforcement case, because arrest and custody are not synonymous and Article 21 remained relevant. The plea for default bail under Section 167 CrPC was rejected because that provision applies only after formal arrest and detention in the investigation case. Section 45 PMLA was also held not to bar pre-arrest bail on these facts, given the existing custody in the predicate case, substantial investigation already completed, and no fresh material showing custodial interrogation was necessary; protection from arrest was granted with conditions. Case-Laws Money Laundering Fri, 25 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=430897