https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=791002 Section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act does not create an absolute bar to regular bail; bail remains a judicial discretion exercised on the available material, subject to the prosecution's right to oppose and a prima facie assessment of guilt and future conduct. Where the alleged role is only derivative of the scheduled offence, such as conversion of proceeds of crime into cryptocurrency for commission, and the accused is not shown to be the principal offender or broadly involved in concealment, possession, acquisition, use or projection of tainted property, bail may be justified. Prolonged custody, a large witness list, and no near prospect of trial completion support release under Article 21. en-us Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 05 May 2026 09:09:29 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=791002 Section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act does not create an absolute bar to regular bail; bail remains a judicial discretion exercised on the available material, subject to the prosecution's right to oppose and a prima facie assessment of guilt and future conduct. Where the alleged role is only derivative of the scheduled offence, such as conversion of proceeds of crime into cryptocurrency for commission, and the accused is not shown to be the principal offender or broadly involved in concealment, possession, acquisition, use or projection of tainted property, bail may be justified. Prolonged custody, a large witness list, and no near prospect of trial completion support release under Article 21. Case-Laws Money Laundering Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=791002