Money Laundering Arrests "Not Arbitrary": Supreme Court

Wednesday, 27 July 2022newsdesk

Backing the Enforcement Directorate with a crucial judgement, the Supreme Court today rejected almost all objections raised against the probe agency regarding several powers including initiating an investigation, the power to arrest, and others.

New Delhi, 27 July 2022

As per news report of NDTV, the top court has upheld almost all the stringent provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in proceeds of crime, search and seizure, power of arrest, attachment of properties, and bail, which were under challenge in the court. Petitioners had argued that unchecked power to arrest the accused without informing them of grounds of arrest or evidence is unconstitutional.

Source - NDTV