https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=764881 Anticipatory bail under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act was considered despite Section 45 restrictions, with the Court noting that the applicants had not been arrested during the prolonged investigation and that the prosecution complaint had already been filed. The Court applied the principle that filing of a charge-sheet or complaint does not by itself require arrest, and that an accused should not be compelled to surrender where custody is not necessary. On the facts, parity with similarly placed co-accused and the absence of any need for custodial interrogation supported grant of anticipatory bail, and the Section 45 twin conditions were held not to bar relief in the case. en-us Thu, 16 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 20 Jan 2025 14:14:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=764881 Anticipatory bail under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act was considered despite Section 45 restrictions, with the Court noting that the applicants had not been arrested during the prolonged investigation and that the prosecution complaint had already been filed. The Court applied the principle that filing of a charge-sheet or complaint does not by itself require arrest, and that an accused should not be compelled to surrender where custody is not necessary. On the facts, parity with similarly placed co-accused and the absence of any need for custodial interrogation supported grant of anticipatory bail, and the Section 45 twin conditions were held not to bar relief in the case. Case-Laws Money Laundering Thu, 16 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=764881