Practice area
PMLA lawyer in Bangalore
Advice and representation in proceedings under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, from summons and attachment to bail and trial.
The Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) is enforced by the Directorate of Enforcement. Proceedings are linked to a scheduled offence and can involve summons, attachment of property, arrest and prosecution before a Special Court. In Vijay Madanlal Choudhary v. Union of India (2022), the Supreme Court upheld key provisions of the Act, including those on summons, arrest, attachment and bail.
What this work involves
- Advice on summons issued under Section 50, including rights during questioning and the recording of statements
- Bail applications, where the Act sets stricter conditions than the ordinary law
- Attachment of property: challenges before the Adjudicating Authority and the Appellate Tribunal
- Petitions before the High Court of Karnataka, including to challenge proceedings or secure protection where the facts justify it
- Trial before the Special Court, and the interaction between the PMLA case and the underlying scheduled offence
- Related economic offences, such as allegations of fraud, cheating and breach of trust
Approach
PMLA cases move on two tracks: the predicate offence and the money-laundering case. A strategy is built for both from the first notice, with attention to documents, timelines and the stage of each proceeding.
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