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.
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.
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.
The Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 arms the Enforcement Directorate with extraordinary powers — to summon, search, attach, and arrest. This cornerstone guide introduces PMLA and ED law in India in plain language. It explains the offence of money laundering under Section 3, proceeds of crime and scheduled offences, the ECIR, arrest safeguards under Section 19, attachment and confiscation, the Section 45 twin conditions for bail, and trial before Special Courts. Every concept is backed by verified Supreme Court rulings — from Vijay Madanlal Choudhary and Pankaj Bansal to Tarsem Lal and Manish Sisodia — making this the starting point of our complete PMLA series.