https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=758844 Where PMLA prosecution rests on a foreign predicate offence, the prosecution must prima facie prove the foreign law, the scheduled offence link, the proceeds of crime, and the accused's involvement before Section 45 rigour can apply. The Court held that foreign law cannot be judicially noticed and must be proved by evidence; without the relevant statute and expert proof, the alleged foreign conduct did not establish a corresponding scheduled offence at the bail stage. It also found that mutual legal assistance material, recoveries, and uncorroborated electronic chats or retracted statements did not by themselves show the requisite nexus. Given prolonged custody and delayed trial, regular bail was granted. en-us Tue, 17 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 06 Nov 2024 10:29:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=758844 Where PMLA prosecution rests on a foreign predicate offence, the prosecution must prima facie prove the foreign law, the scheduled offence link, the proceeds of crime, and the accused's involvement before Section 45 rigour can apply. The Court held that foreign law cannot be judicially noticed and must be proved by evidence; without the relevant statute and expert proof, the alleged foreign conduct did not establish a corresponding scheduled offence at the bail stage. It also found that mutual legal assistance material, recoveries, and uncorroborated electronic chats or retracted statements did not by themselves show the requisite nexus. Given prolonged custody and delayed trial, regular bail was granted. Case-Laws Money Laundering Tue, 17 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=758844