https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=772408 In PMLA attachment proceedings, the enforcement authority need not conduct an independent investigation into the predicate offence if the FIR and chargesheet disclose prima facie material of a scheduled offence and possible proceeds of crime. Attachment is not invalid merely because the underlying CBI trial is pending, since the fate of the attached property is to be worked out before the Special Judge after the trial and after hearing claims or objections. A bare denial by the claimant of having tendered the cash does not, at the threshold, defeat attachment or establish immediate entitlement to release. The appeal therefore failed and the attachment was maintained, subject to rights being adjudicated in the appropriate proceedings. en-us Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 07 Jun 2025 08:39:49 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=772408 In PMLA attachment proceedings, the enforcement authority need not conduct an independent investigation into the predicate offence if the FIR and chargesheet disclose prima facie material of a scheduled offence and possible proceeds of crime. Attachment is not invalid merely because the underlying CBI trial is pending, since the fate of the attached property is to be worked out before the Special Judge after the trial and after hearing claims or objections. A bare denial by the claimant of having tendered the cash does not, at the threshold, defeat attachment or establish immediate entitlement to release. The appeal therefore failed and the attachment was maintained, subject to rights being adjudicated in the appropriate proceedings. Case-Laws Money Laundering Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=772408