https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=450817 Under Section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, the bail inquiry turned on broad probabilities and reasonable grounds, not proof beyond reasonable doubt, and the weak prima facie material on the predicate offence did not justify continued detention. The prosecution also failed to show a sufficiently unbroken money trail: the Section 50 statements were not enough by themselves, the principal witness account had inconsistencies, and independent corroboration was missing at key links. Completion of investigation, prior joining of inquiry, absence of flight risk, lack of antecedents, and parity with similarly placed co-accused supported release. Regular bail was granted. en-us Thu, 07 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:06:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=450817 Under Section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, the bail inquiry turned on broad probabilities and reasonable grounds, not proof beyond reasonable doubt, and the weak prima facie material on the predicate offence did not justify continued detention. The prosecution also failed to show a sufficiently unbroken money trail: the Section 50 statements were not enough by themselves, the principal witness account had inconsistencies, and independent corroboration was missing at key links. Completion of investigation, prior joining of inquiry, absence of flight risk, lack of antecedents, and parity with similarly placed co-accused supported release. Regular bail was granted. Case-Laws Money Laundering Thu, 07 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=450817