https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=307668 Money laundering under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act was treated as dependent on the existence of proceeds of crime arising from a scheduled offence, rather than as a wholly independent prosecution. Applying Vijay Madanlal Choudhary, the Telangana HC noted that proceedings under the Act may be procedurally separate, but the scheduled offence remains decisive for the sustainability of the laundering case. Section 44 was understood to require the same Special Court to deal with both matters to avoid conflicting verdicts, without converting them into a joint trial. The earlier view that the laundering case could proceed ahead of the predicate offence was held no longer good law, and the order directing such sequencing was quashed. en-us Thu, 08 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 10 Aug 2023 10:25:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=307668 Money laundering under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act was treated as dependent on the existence of proceeds of crime arising from a scheduled offence, rather than as a wholly independent prosecution. Applying Vijay Madanlal Choudhary, the Telangana HC noted that proceedings under the Act may be procedurally separate, but the scheduled offence remains decisive for the sustainability of the laundering case. Section 44 was understood to require the same Special Court to deal with both matters to avoid conflicting verdicts, without converting them into a joint trial. The earlier view that the laundering case could proceed ahead of the predicate offence was held no longer good law, and the order directing such sequencing was quashed. Case-Laws Money Laundering Thu, 08 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=307668