https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=443447 Grant of pardon to an approver in the scheduled offence did not by itself bar continuation of proceedings under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, because money-laundering is an independent offence tied to the process or activity involving proceeds of crime. The protection available where a person has been finally discharged, acquitted, or otherwise absolved in the predicate offence was not available to a mere approver, since pardon under Section 306 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 is conditional and not a finding of innocence. The request to invoke Section 482 of the Code for quashing the cognizance and summoning order was therefore rejected. en-us Tue, 19 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 04 Jul 2025 17:43:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=443447 Grant of pardon to an approver in the scheduled offence did not by itself bar continuation of proceedings under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, because money-laundering is an independent offence tied to the process or activity involving proceeds of crime. The protection available where a person has been finally discharged, acquitted, or otherwise absolved in the predicate offence was not available to a mere approver, since pardon under Section 306 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 is conditional and not a finding of innocence. The request to invoke Section 482 of the Code for quashing the cognizance and summoning order was therefore rejected. Case-Laws Money Laundering Tue, 19 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=443447