https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=450295 The Punjab and Haryana HC dismissed a petition challenging ED's powers under PMLA in an illegal mining case. The court held that once ED made the petitioner an accused in an FIR registered based on information shared under Section 66(2) PMLA, requiring personal appearance under Section 50 PMLA violated Article 21 rights as proper procedure wasn't followed. However, the court found no malicious intent warranting interference at the investigation stage. The petitioner's fundamental rights were deemed violated due to procedural non-compliance, but the petition was dismissed as disrupting initial proceedings would impede statutory investigation duties. en-us Thu, 01 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 02 Mar 2024 06:20:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=450295 The Punjab and Haryana HC dismissed a petition challenging ED's powers under PMLA in an illegal mining case. The court held that once ED made the petitioner an accused in an FIR registered based on information shared under Section 66(2) PMLA, requiring personal appearance under Section 50 PMLA violated Article 21 rights as proper procedure wasn't followed. However, the court found no malicious intent warranting interference at the investigation stage. The petitioner's fundamental rights were deemed violated due to procedural non-compliance, but the petition was dismissed as disrupting initial proceedings would impede statutory investigation duties. Case-Laws Money Laundering Thu, 01 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=450295