predicate offence

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.

ECIR Explained: ECIR vs FIR, Can You Get a Copy, and Can It Be Quashed? A Practitioner’s Guide

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ECIR under PMLA explained — ECIR vs FIR, right to a copy, and quashing of ECIR by High Courts

Every ED case begins with a mysterious document — the ECIR. Clients ask me the same three questions: What is it? Can I get a copy? Can it be quashed? The answers are counter-intuitive. The ECIR is not an FIR. You have no absolute right to see it. Yet courts do terminate ECIR-based proceedings — most decisively when the predicate offence collapses. This guide explains the law, the strategy, and the correct prayer to make, with verified judgments from Vijay Madanlal and Parvathi Kollur to the latest High Court rulings.