Tarsem Lal judgment

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.

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.

Received an ED Summons Under Section 50 PMLA? Rights, Duties, and How to Respond – A Practitioner’s Guide

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Responding to an ED summons under Section 50 PMLA — rights, duties, anticipatory bail and practical strategy

An ED summons under Section 50 PMLA lands like a thunderbolt. Should you appear? Can you be arrested? Should you rush for anticipatory bail? Drawing from my experience in PMLA matters, this guide answers every practical question — your duties, your rights, the law laid down in Vijay Madanlal, Abhishek Banerjee, Prem Prakash, and Tarsem Lal (with links to the judgments), and the precautions and strategies that actually work before, during, and after the appearance.