2017 (4) TMI 1353

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WRIT PETITION Nos.57334-338/2014[GM-RES] C/W WRIT PETITION Nos. 6123/2014 , 56157/2014 , 56158/2014 , 895-897/2015, 10795-97/2015, 12820-21/2015, 13154-13155/2015, 15258/2015, 34912-913/2015, (GM-RES), IN WP N0s.57334-338/2014 - -
PMLA
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANAND BYRAREDDY For the Appellant : Sri. Kiran S Javali and Sri. Chandrashekara K., Advocates) For the Respondent : Sri. .....

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..... and that the Enforcement Case Information Report and the Order of Attachment were hence without jurisdiction and were liable to be quashed. Similar is the question in this batch of petitions. 3. It is pointed out that the offences alleged against these petitioners were not included in the Schedule to the PML Act prior to 1.6.2009 and that it is only by virtue of the amendment to the PML Act with .....

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..... of offences under the PML Act. It is also stated that this would deny the petitioners the protection provided under clause (1) of Article 20 of the Constitution of India and that the said Article 20(1) prohibits the conviction of a person or his being subjected to penalty for ex-post facto laws. Consequently, the order of attachment was held liable to be set aside. It is contended that the said .....

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