https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=794353 Retention of seized cash, documents and electronic media was sustained because the explanation for their lawful source was not credibly established; the claimed property-transaction trail was inconsistent, relied on unregistered sale agreements, and did not satisfactorily account for the recovered cash. The challenge based on absence of recorded reasons under sections 17 and 8 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act failed because the record showed search on reasonable belief and compliance with the statutory requirements. The objection based on the searched person's death and a later supplementary complaint also failed, as a PMLA search may validly proceed against a person in possession of proceeds of crime even if not an accused in the scheduled offence. en-us Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 04 Jul 2026 08:15:49 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=794353 Retention of seized cash, documents and electronic media was sustained because the explanation for their lawful source was not credibly established; the claimed property-transaction trail was inconsistent, relied on unregistered sale agreements, and did not satisfactorily account for the recovered cash. The challenge based on absence of recorded reasons under sections 17 and 8 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act failed because the record showed search on reasonable belief and compliance with the statutory requirements. The objection based on the searched person's death and a later supplementary complaint also failed, as a PMLA search may validly proceed against a person in possession of proceeds of crime even if not an accused in the scheduled offence. Case-Laws Money Laundering Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=794353