https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=750641 A supplementary complaint based on further investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act was maintainable because the CrPC applies so far as it is not inconsistent with the Act, and the statutory scheme permits additional material against the same accused or others involved in the same transaction. However, cognizance is taken of the offence, not the offender, and once cognizance of that offence had already been taken on the initial complaint, it could not be taken again on the supplementary complaint. The court could place the supplementary complaint on record and continue the pending prosecution, but a fresh cognizance order and fresh process were not warranted. en-us Mon, 18 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 27 Mar 2024 08:28:52 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=750641 A supplementary complaint based on further investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act was maintainable because the CrPC applies so far as it is not inconsistent with the Act, and the statutory scheme permits additional material against the same accused or others involved in the same transaction. However, cognizance is taken of the offence, not the offender, and once cognizance of that offence had already been taken on the initial complaint, it could not be taken again on the supplementary complaint. The court could place the supplementary complaint on record and continue the pending prosecution, but a fresh cognizance order and fresh process were not warranted. Case-Laws Money Laundering Mon, 18 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=750641