https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=774285 A person need not be an accused in the predicate offence to face prosecution under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 if the scheduled offence exists and the person is alleged to have assisted in concealment, possession, acquisition or use of proceeds of crime. At the pre-charge quashing stage, the Court treated the challenge as premature and declined to test disputed material as if in trial. Allegations of absence of knowledge or mens rea, and claims of discriminatory or pick-and-choose prosecution, were held to raise evidentiary questions for the Special Court, especially in light of the statutory presumption under Section 24 once foundational facts are shown. en-us Thu, 03 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 07 Jul 2025 08:42:41 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=774285 A person need not be an accused in the predicate offence to face prosecution under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 if the scheduled offence exists and the person is alleged to have assisted in concealment, possession, acquisition or use of proceeds of crime. At the pre-charge quashing stage, the Court treated the challenge as premature and declined to test disputed material as if in trial. Allegations of absence of knowledge or mens rea, and claims of discriminatory or pick-and-choose prosecution, were held to raise evidentiary questions for the Special Court, especially in light of the statutory presumption under Section 24 once foundational facts are shown. Case-Laws Money Laundering Thu, 03 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=774285