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2017 Supreme(Sikk) 22

MEENAKSHI MADAN RAI
Usha Agarwal, W/o Shri Ashok Agarwala – Appellant
Versus
Union of India through the Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, Government of India, New Delhi – Respondent


Advocate Appeared:
For the Petitioner:Mr. Shakeel Ahmed and Mr. Yogesh Kumar Sharma, Advocates.
For the Respondent:Mr. Karma Thinlay, Central Government Counsel with Mr. Thinlay Dorjee Bhutia, Advocate.

Table of Content
1. challenge to the constitutional validity of the prevention of money-laundering act (pmla) provisions. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4)
2. conflicting arguments regarding arbitrary abuse of power and the necessity of strict financial control legislation. (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18)
3. judicial standards for assessing the constitutionality of legislative statutes. (Para 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25)
4. global and domestic necessity of curbing money-laundering for national stability. (Para 26 , 28 , 29 , 30)
5. strict liability nature of pmla and independence of the offence from mens rea in specific contexts. (Para 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41)
6. procedural adherence and fairness in the attachment and adjudication of proceeds of crime. (Para 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54)
7. admissibility of the schedule, burden of proof shifts, and stringent conditions for bail under pmla. (Para 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61)
8. deferment of rulings on pending matters and limitation of judicial power to quash proceedings. (Para 62 , 63 , 64 , 65)
9. final dismissal of the challenge to the pmla co





































































































































































































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