https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465750 Bail under the PMLA turned on satisfaction of the twin conditions in s.45. The HC held that the material prima facie showed the accused's active, organized involvement in a paper-leak racket connected with recruitment examinations and generation of proceeds of crime; a predicate offence charge-sheet had also been filed. Although custody exceeded 18 months and trial had not commenced, prolonged detention alone was held insufficient given the gravity and societal impact of the alleged cheating of candidates and the strength of the material collected. As the court could not form a reasonable presumption that the accused were not guilty for purposes of s.45(1), the statutory threshold was not met, and bail was refused. en-us Fri, 26 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 20:51:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465750 Bail under the PMLA turned on satisfaction of the twin conditions in s.45. The HC held that the material prima facie showed the accused's active, organized involvement in a paper-leak racket connected with recruitment examinations and generation of proceeds of crime; a predicate offence charge-sheet had also been filed. Although custody exceeded 18 months and trial had not commenced, prolonged detention alone was held insufficient given the gravity and societal impact of the alleged cheating of candidates and the strength of the material collected. As the court could not form a reasonable presumption that the accused were not guilty for purposes of s.45(1), the statutory threshold was not met, and bail was refused. Case-Laws Money Laundering Fri, 26 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465750