https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=767865 The proviso to Section 45(1) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act was construed liberally for a person shown to be sick or infirm, and age-related frailty, cognitive decline and recurrent falls were treated as sufficient to bring the petitioner within that exception. On the bail-risk assessment, the existing material did not adequately establish likely flight, witness intimidation or tampering with evidence, particularly in the absence of corroborative data and where interim bail had not been misused. Prolonged pre-trial incarceration, completion of investigation and limited trial progress also weighed in favour of release, with liberty and speedy trial treated as independent bail considerations. en-us Fri, 21 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 27 Mar 2025 08:36:10 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=767865 The proviso to Section 45(1) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act was construed liberally for a person shown to be sick or infirm, and age-related frailty, cognitive decline and recurrent falls were treated as sufficient to bring the petitioner within that exception. On the bail-risk assessment, the existing material did not adequately establish likely flight, witness intimidation or tampering with evidence, particularly in the absence of corroborative data and where interim bail had not been misused. Prolonged pre-trial incarceration, completion of investigation and limited trial progress also weighed in favour of release, with liberty and speedy trial treated as independent bail considerations. Case-Laws Money Laundering Fri, 21 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=767865