https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=795119 At the discharge stage in money-laundering prosecutions, the court examines only whether the complaint and supporting material disclose a prima facie case or strong suspicion. Allegations that proceeds from illegal granite mining were used to acquire immovable property may satisfy the ingredients of money laundering without requiring detailed assessment of evidence, defences, asset legitimacy, or income sources. Statutory presumptions and the reverse burden relating to interconnected transactions and legitimate assets are matters for trial. The Special Court cannot assess the sustainability of pending predicate offences, and need not separately address every defence if it applies the determinative issue. Restoration of the predicate prosecution supported continuation of proceedings under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. en-us Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:37:31 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=795119 At the discharge stage in money-laundering prosecutions, the court examines only whether the complaint and supporting material disclose a prima facie case or strong suspicion. Allegations that proceeds from illegal granite mining were used to acquire immovable property may satisfy the ingredients of money laundering without requiring detailed assessment of evidence, defences, asset legitimacy, or income sources. Statutory presumptions and the reverse burden relating to interconnected transactions and legitimate assets are matters for trial. The Special Court cannot assess the sustainability of pending predicate offences, and need not separately address every defence if it applies the determinative issue. Restoration of the predicate prosecution supported continuation of proceedings under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. Case-Laws Money Laundering Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=795119