Enforcement Directorate

Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018: Meaning, Process, Confiscation, and Case Laws

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Fugitive Economic Offenders Act 2018 explained — who is an FEO, the declaration process and confiscation of property

When big-ticket economic offenders flee India to escape prosecution, the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018 lets the State strike back. It allows a special court to declare a person a “fugitive economic offender” and confiscate their property — even property that is not proceeds of crime. This guide explains the FEOA in simple language: who qualifies, the ₹100 crore threshold, the step-by-step process, the powerful confiscation and civil-claim provisions, and the leading cases from Vijay Mallya to Nirav Modi.

PMLA Guide: The Complete Guide to Money Laundering Law, ED Powers, and Your Rights in India

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PMLA Guide — the complete guide to money laundering law, ED powers, arrest, attachment, bail and trial in India

Your complete, plain-language guide to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Start here to understand how the ED works — the ECIR, summons, search, arrest, attachment, bail and trial — and follow the links to detailed guides on each stage, plus case laws, compliance, and answers to the questions people ask most.

PMLA and IBC: How Section 32A Protects a Corporate Debtor’s Assets from ED Attachment

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PMLA and IBC — how Section 32A protects a corporate debtor's assets from ED attachment after a resolution plan

What happens when the ED attaches the assets of a company that is going through insolvency? Section 32A of the IBC gives a powerful answer: once a resolution plan is approved and the management changes, the corporate debtor gets a “clean slate”, and prior ED attachments over its assets fall away. This guide explains the PMLA–IBC interplay in simple language — how Section 32A works, what the Supreme Court held in Manish Kumar, and how successful resolution applicants protect their assets — using only verified case laws.

What to Do If the ED Contacts You: A Step-by-Step Survival Guide

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What to do if the ED contacts you — a step-by-step guide to ED notices, summons and raids and your rights

A call, a notice, a summons, or officers at your door — being contacted by the Enforcement Directorate is frightening. What you do in the first hours can shape the entire case. This practical, plain-language guide explains exactly what to do if the ED contacts you: your rights, the right first steps, the mistakes that hurt people most, and when to bring in a lawyer. Written from experience handling ED and PMLA matters.

Scheduled Offences Under PMLA

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Scheduled offences under PMLA — complete list of Part A, Part B and Part C offences and the nexus requirement

Every PMLA case needs a “scheduled offence” — the predicate crime the whole prosecution rests on. No scheduled offence means no proceeds of crime, and no money laundering. This complete reference explains the PMLA Schedule in simple language: what Part A, Part B and Part C cover, the ₹1 crore rule, the statutes and IPC/BNS sections involved, the cross-border rule, and the crucial nexus requirement — with the leading Supreme Court rulings.

Anticipatory Bail in PMLA Cases: Law, the Section 45 Twin Conditions, and How to Get It

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Anticipatory bail in PMLA cases — Section 45 twin conditions, grounds, drafting and Supreme Court rulings explained

Fear of arrest is often the first thing a PMLA notice brings. Anticipatory bail can protect you before the ED acts — but the PMLA makes it harder than an ordinary case. This detailed guide explains when to apply, the Section 45 twin conditions the court must weigh, the grounds that actually work, how to draft the application, the conditions the court may impose, and the Supreme Court rulings that shape pre-arrest bail in money laundering cases — including when you may need no bail at all.

PMLA Case Laws Digest: 50+ Landmark Supreme Court and High Court Judgments on Money Laundering

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PMLA case laws digest — landmark Supreme Court and High Court judgments on money laundering, arrest, attachment and bail

A single, verified reference for the case law that governs every PMLA matter. This digest collects 50+ landmark Supreme Court and High Court judgments — each with the case name, brief facts, the sections involved, and the ratio laid down — organised by theme, from the constitutional foundation in Vijay Madanlal Choudhary to the arrest safeguards of Pankaj Bansal and Arvind Kejriwal, the bail jurisprudence of Manish Sisodia, and the disclosure and cognizance rulings of Sarla Gupta and Kushal Kumar Agarwal. Citations and ratios cross-checked against primary sources.

Trial Before the PMLA Special Court: Prosecution Complaint, the Section 24 Reverse Burden, Sanction, and Disclosure

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Trial before the PMLA Special Court — prosecution complaint, Section 24 reverse burden, sanction and disclosure explained Top Lawyer Best Advocate PMLA Delhi

The ED does not file a chargesheet — it files a “prosecution complaint.” Once the Special Court takes cognizance, an unusual trial begins: the law presumes the proceeds are tainted, and the accused must prove otherwise. Drawing from my PMLA practice, this guide walks the trial stage end to end — Section 44 cognizance, the mandatory pre-cognizance hearing under Section 223 BNSS, the Section 24 reverse burden and how to rebut it, the Section 197 sanction defence for public servants, the right to unrelied documents, and why an accused who was never arrested may not need bail at all — with latest judgments including Tarsem Lal, Kushal Kumar Agarwal, Sarla Gupta, and Bibhu Prasad Acharya.

Adjudicating Authority and Appellate Tribunal Under the PMLA: Show-Cause Notices, Section 8 Adjudication, and Appeals Under Sections 26 & 42

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Adjudicating Authority and Appellate Tribunal under the PMLA — Section 8 adjudication and appeals under Sections 26 and 42

The ED attaches or seizes; the Adjudicating Authority decides whether it sticks. Yet most people first learn of this forum when a Section 8(1) show-cause notice arrives with a 30-day deadline. Drawing from my PMLA practice, this guide walks the entire property track — the show-cause notice, the adjudication hearing, confirmation and its strict time limits, possession under Section 8(4), the 45-day appeal to the Appellate Tribunal, the 60-day appeal to the High Court, and the writ route — with a reply blueprint, linked judgments, and the strategy that actually secures release of property.

Proceeds of Crime and Scheduled Offences Under the PMLA: Definition, the Schedule, and the Nexus Requirement

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Proceeds of crime and scheduled offences under the PMLA — definition, Schedule and the nexus requirement. Top advocate lawyer PMLA ED Delhi

Two definitions decide every ED case: “proceeds of crime” and “scheduled offence.” If the property does not derive from a scheduled offence, there is no money laundering — no matter how suspicious the money looks. This guide explains the three limbs of Section 2(1)(u), the structure of the Schedule, and the nexus requirement the Supreme Court has enforced in Vijay Madanlal, Pavana Dibbur, and Seema Garg (with judgment links) — plus the practical defence angles I use to break the chain in practice.

Arrest Under Section 19 PMLA: Grounds of Arrest, Remand, and Remedies — What to Do in the First 24 Hours

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Arrest under Section 19 PMLA — grounds of arrest, remand, remedies and the first 24 hours after an ED arrest

An ED arrest is not like a police arrest. Section 19 PMLA imposes strict preconditions — material in possession, written “reasons to believe” guilt, and written grounds of arrest served on the arrestee. Miss any one, and the arrest collapses, taking the remand down with it. Drawing from my PMLA practice, this guide traces the law from Senthil Balaji and Pankaj Bansal to Prabir Purkayastha and Arvind Kejriwal (with judgment links), lists the defects that make an arrest illegal, and sets out exactly what the family and counsel must do in the first 24 hours.