Insufficient Evidence in PMLA Case: Scheduled Offense Not Proven, Seized Property's Innocence Questioned u/s 2(1)(u).

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....Money Laundering - schedule offence - proceeds of crime - Section 44(1) of PMLA - On analysing the report of I.T. Department and the reasoning given by CBI while submitting the final closure report in RC MA1 2016 A0040 and the order passed by the Adjudicating Authority, it is clear that for proceeds of crime, as defined under Section 2(1)(u) of PMLA, the property seized would be relevant and its possession with recovery and claim thereto must be innocent. In the present case, the schedule offence has not been made out because of lack of evidence. - SC....