https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=64867 A Delhi court refused cognisance of the ED chargesheet in the National Herald/Young Indian case because the prosecution was based on a private complaint rather than a predicate offence FIR, rendering cognisance impermissible in law. The judge noted that the Delhi Police Economic Offences Wing has lodged an FIR, and therefore it would be premature to decide the ED's merits-based arguments, identifying a jurisdictional and procedural defect in initiating money laundering proceedings without a proper predicate FIR. en-us Tue, 16 Dec 2025 17:16:03 +0530 Tue, 16 Dec 2025 17:16:04 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=64867 A Delhi court refused cognisance of the ED chargesheet in the National Herald/Young Indian case because the prosecution was based on a private complaint rather than a predicate offence FIR, rendering cognisance impermissible in law. The judge noted that the Delhi Police Economic Offences Wing has lodged an FIR, and therefore it would be premature to decide the ED's merits-based arguments, identifying a jurisdictional and procedural defect in initiating money laundering proceedings without a proper predicate FIR. News - Tue, 16 Dec 2025 17:16:03 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=64867