https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=468260 The Bombay High Court reiterated that arrest under Section 19(1) of the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act requires strict statutory compliance and tangible material capable of supporting a prima facie belief that the person is guilty of money laundering. Judicial review may test whether such material existed, but not its sufficiency. On the record, the Court found the arrest unsupported because the case rested mainly on statements, WhatsApp chats and broad assertions, with no incriminating recovery from the petitioner's possession or premises and no concrete linkage to identified proceeds of crime on the arrest date. Material arising after arrest could not cure the defect. The arrest and remand orders were quashed, and release was directed subject to undertaking. en-us Wed, 15 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:49:38 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=468260 The Bombay High Court reiterated that arrest under Section 19(1) of the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act requires strict statutory compliance and tangible material capable of supporting a prima facie belief that the person is guilty of money laundering. Judicial review may test whether such material existed, but not its sufficiency. On the record, the Court found the arrest unsupported because the case rested mainly on statements, WhatsApp chats and broad assertions, with no incriminating recovery from the petitioner's possession or premises and no concrete linkage to identified proceeds of crime on the arrest date. Material arising after arrest could not cure the defect. The arrest and remand orders were quashed, and release was directed subject to undertaking. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 15 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=468260