https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=801927 Section 19(1) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act permits arrest only as a discretionary and exceptional measure where an authorised officer records reasons to believe, based on material in possession, that a person is guilty. Summons, examination and production of records may proceed under Section 50, whose proceedings are judicial proceedings. Where a person has complied with repeated examinations and the material relied on already existed, the absence of fresh incriminating material or a supervening necessity may negate the demonstrated need for arrest. Arrest cannot bypass the ongoing examination process or merely facilitate investigation; on these facts, the arrest and consequential remand orders were invalid. en-us Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 29 Oct 2026 10:31:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=801927 Section 19(1) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act permits arrest only as a discretionary and exceptional measure where an authorised officer records reasons to believe, based on material in possession, that a person is guilty. Summons, examination and production of records may proceed under Section 50, whose proceedings are judicial proceedings. Where a person has complied with repeated examinations and the material relied on already existed, the absence of fresh incriminating material or a supervening necessity may negate the demonstrated need for arrest. Arrest cannot bypass the ongoing examination process or merely facilitate investigation; on these facts, the arrest and consequential remand orders were invalid. Case-Laws Money Laundering Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=801927