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Violation of Section 3(a), FEMA - onus to prove - It is settled ...


Burden of Proof in FEMA: Responsibility Lies with the Asserting Party, No Reverse Burden Unlike PMLA, Section 3(a) Explained.

May 26, 2018

Case Laws     FEMA     AT

Violation of Section 3(a), FEMA - onus to prove - It is settled legal principle that onus of proof, in both civil and criminal law, is on the person who wishes to prove a particular fact - There is no statutory provision in FEMA imposing reverse evidentiary burden upon an accused person, as is the case under PMLA. - AT

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