https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=778509 Final discharge from the scheduled offence extinguishes the foundation for a prosecution under Section 3 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, because the laundering charge depends on the existence of a predicate offence. Applying Vijay Madanlal Choudhary and reading Pavana Dibbur consistently, the HC held that once the accused had been finally discharged from the scheduled offence by an order that had attained finality, the ECIR and consequential charge-sheet could not survive. The contrary view advanced by the respondents was not treated as controlling. The ECIR and charge-sheet were therefore liable to be quashed and set aside. en-us Tue, 16 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 18 Sep 2025 08:30:33 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=778509 Final discharge from the scheduled offence extinguishes the foundation for a prosecution under Section 3 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, because the laundering charge depends on the existence of a predicate offence. Applying Vijay Madanlal Choudhary and reading Pavana Dibbur consistently, the HC held that once the accused had been finally discharged from the scheduled offence by an order that had attained finality, the ECIR and consequential charge-sheet could not survive. The contrary view advanced by the respondents was not treated as controlling. The ECIR and charge-sheet were therefore liable to be quashed and set aside. Case-Laws Money Laundering Tue, 16 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=778509