2023 (3) TMI 1585 - SCH - Money Laundering

Money Laundering - after securing the allocation of the coal block proceeds of crime have been generated by the accused persons - Section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002 - it was held by District Courts that prima facie case for summoning all the accused persons is clearly made out for the offence u/s 3 of PMLA punishable u/s 4 of the said Act. HELD THAT - Issue notice returnable in six weeks.

Summary

The Supreme Court, through Hon'ble Justices V. Ramasubramanian and Pankaj Mithal, granted condonation of delay and noted that the petitioner, though not named in the FIR but listed as a witness by the CBI, was summoned as A-6 without the impugned order specifying any "specific role played by the petitioner." Consequently, the Court issued notice returnable in six weeks, permitted dasti service, and stayed "further proceedings pursuant to the impugned order dated 27.08.2022" against the petitioner in Criminal Complaint No. 02 of 2019 before the Special Judge (PC Act) (CBI), (Coal Block Cases), Rouse Avenue District Courts, New Delhi.