Court Rules Order Lacks Jurisdiction in Money Laundering Case; No Scheduled Offence Against Petitioners Under PMLA Sections 17 & 5.

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....Money Laundering - scheduled offence - proceeds of crime - There is a distinct difference in the reason to believe appearing in Section 17 and the reason to believe in respect of Section 5 - the impugned order is without jurisdiction there being no scheduled offence against the petitioners, it is not necessary to delve into the question as to what would be the impact of not passing an order under sub- section (2) of Section 20 of PMLA on the PMLA proceedings. - HC....