https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=754511 In a PMLA prosecution, the Court applied the special bail restrictions under Section 45 and held that anticipatory bail depends on satisfaction, from the material on record, that the accused is not guilty and is unlikely to commit an offence while on bail. The complaint and investigation materials disclosed a prima facie link to routing, possession, concealment and use of proceeds of crime, and the Court treated the proviso for women, sick or infirm persons as discretionary rather than automatic. Given the gravity of the allegations and the statutory scheme, the petitioners did not satisfy the bail threshold and pre-arrest protection was declined. en-us Fri, 12 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 26 Jun 2024 08:29:19 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=754511 In a PMLA prosecution, the Court applied the special bail restrictions under Section 45 and held that anticipatory bail depends on satisfaction, from the material on record, that the accused is not guilty and is unlikely to commit an offence while on bail. The complaint and investigation materials disclosed a prima facie link to routing, possession, concealment and use of proceeds of crime, and the Court treated the proviso for women, sick or infirm persons as discretionary rather than automatic. Given the gravity of the allegations and the statutory scheme, the petitioners did not satisfy the bail threshold and pre-arrest protection was declined. Case-Laws Money Laundering Fri, 12 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=754511