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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
RAJA VIJAYARAGHAVAN V., K.V.JAYAKUMAR
Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited – Appellant
Versus
Directorate of Enforcement, Kochi – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. binding precedent of vijay madanlal regarding pmla framework. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. factual history of the it search, mca investigation, and pmla summons. (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 13 , 14 , 15) |
| 3. contentions regarding the jurisdiction of ecir and necessity of fir. (Para 8 , 10 , 11) |
| 4. ecir is a non-statutory internal document unlike fir. (Para 17 , 18) |
| 5. inquiry under section 50 is civilly oriented, not limited by prosecution rules. (Para 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24) |
| 6. civil attachment does not require pre-registered scheduled offence. (Para 25 , 26 , 27) |
| 7. it act immunity does not bar independent pmla proceedings. (Para 28 , 29) |
| 8. dismissal of appeal confirming validity of summons and ecir nature. (Para 30) |
JUDGMENT :
RAJA VIJAYARAGHAVAN V., J.
1. In Vijay Madanlal Choudhary v. Union of India, (2023) 12 SCC 1, a Three-Judge Bench of the Apex Court was called upon to consider a wide range of challenges concerning the constitutional validity and interpretation of various provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (for short, ‘PMLA’), as well as the procedure adopted by the Enforcement Directorate (for short, ‘ED’) while inquiring into and investigating off
The regulatory authority possesses the power to initiate independent inquiries into proceeds of crime. An internal investigative document is not a statutory requirement, and the registration of a pre....
The court established that the offense of money laundering under PMLA cannot exist independently of a scheduled offense.
The presence of a scheduled offence legitimizes the existence of an ECIR and allows the department to continue the investigation. However, the settlement or quashing of scheduled offences in FIRs pro....
A writ petition challenging a summons issued under the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act is premature and not maintainable, as such inquiry does not require a prior formal criminal report, and tax s....
The absence of a scheduled offence precludes the establishment of money laundering charges under the PMLA, and the issuance of summons under PMLA is valid without the mandatory supply of ECIR.
A predicate offence must exist for PMLA investigations to proceed; if proceedings are stayed, then related investigations, including ECIR and NBWs, must also desist.
Money laundering proceedings under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act cannot be sustained without a validly registered predicate offense; if the predicate offense is quashed, so are the related m....
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