https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=466291 The proviso to Section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 does not confer an automatic right to bail on a woman accused; the Court must still assess the facts and the material collected in investigation. Where the record prima facie indicates active involvement in generation, concealment or use of proceeds of crime, including alleged coordination with co-accused and facilitation of concealment of cash, bail may be refused despite the statutory relaxation. At the bail stage, the investigation material was treated as sufficient to show an alleged role in money-laundering activity, so release was not warranted on the woman proviso alone. en-us Wed, 07 May 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Sun, 01 Feb 2026 19:07:21 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=466291 The proviso to Section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 does not confer an automatic right to bail on a woman accused; the Court must still assess the facts and the material collected in investigation. Where the record prima facie indicates active involvement in generation, concealment or use of proceeds of crime, including alleged coordination with co-accused and facilitation of concealment of cash, bail may be refused despite the statutory relaxation. At the bail stage, the investigation material was treated as sufficient to show an alleged role in money-laundering activity, so release was not warranted on the woman proviso alone. Case-Laws Money Laundering Wed, 07 May 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=466291