Telangana High Court Dismisses ED Appeals In VANPIC Money Laundering Case Linked To Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy

The Telangana High Court has recently dismissed a batch of appeals filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the alleged quid pro quo investments case linked to companies promoted by Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. The CBI had alleged that companies invested in businesses linked to him in return for favours extended by the then Andhra Pradesh government headed by his father, late Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy. The appeals challenged a PMLA Appellate Tribunal order directing the release of...

'Personal Preference Not Medical Necessity': Chhattisgarh High Court Refuses PMLA Accused's UAE Travel Plea

The Chhattisgarh High Court has recently observed that "personal preference cannot be equated with absolute medical necessity" while refusing to allow a businessman accused in a money laundering case to travel to Abu Dhabi for treatment. It held that an accused cannot insist on treatment in a foreign country when equivalent medical care is readily available in India. Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas upheld a special court's order rejecting Sunil Kumar Agrawal's request to travel to the UAE for KKT...

PMLA Court Can Try Corruption Cases Along With Money Laundering Case After Transfer: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that a Special Court constituted under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) can try a scheduled offence under the Prevention of Corruption Act once the case is committed to it. It held that this remains so even if the court is not the one specifically notified to try offences under the anti-corruption law. Justice A. Badharudeen made the finding while dismissing a petition filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The agency had challenged an...

Karnataka High Court Grants Bail To Former MUDA Commissioner In Money Laundering Case

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday granted bail to former Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) Commissioner G.T. Dinesh Kumar in a money laundering case linked to the alleged MUDA site allotment scam. The court held that while delay in trial by itself is not a ground for granting bail, the petitioner had shown several changed circumstances that justified the relief. Justice M. Nagaprasanna passed the order in proceedings initiated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) under the...

ED Can Share Information With Concerned Agencies On Violations Of Other Laws Under PMLA: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday held that information uncovered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) during an investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) can be shared with other agencies if it discloses violations of another law. It ruled that such information is not confined to proceedings under the PMLA alone. Justice M. Nagaprasanna made the observations while refusing to quash an FIR registered against Micah Mark and five others over allegations that they were...

Are ED's 'Reasons To Believe' For Provisional Attachment Confidential? Gauhati High Court Refers Issue To Larger Bench

The Gauhati High Court has recently referred to a larger bench the question of whether the Enforcement Directorate's recorded "reasons to believe" are confidential or can be incorporated into a provisional attachment order. The reference follows a single judge's disagreement with an earlier coordinate bench that had taken a contrary view.Justice Manish Choudhury observed that his view that it is not confidential differed from the earlier coordinate bench ruling in Aftabuddin Ahmed v. Enforcement...

Jharkhand HC Refuses Discharge In ₹94.42 Lakh Bokaro Tender-Linked PMLA Case, Finds Prima Facie Material

The Jharkhand High Court at Ranchi refused to interfere with the trial court's order in a Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) prosecution arising out of alleged irregularities in the Bokaro Steel Plant tender process. A Single Judge Bench of Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad upheld the trial court orders rejecting the discharge application and framing charges against Chennai-based businessman Hitesh V. Shah in August 2025, alleging that bribe proceeds of Rs. 94.42 lakh were layered through...

Mere Registration Of FIR In Scheduled Offence Does Not Require ED To Register PMLA Case: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has refused to direct the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) to initiate proceedings under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) merely because a criminal case involving a scheduled offence has been registered. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan held that the decision to register an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) rests with the authorised officer. The decision must be based on the material...

Kerala High Court Dismisses Federal Bank's Plea Against ED Attachment Of Mortgaged Property, Points To PMLA Court

The Kerala High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by Federal Bank challenging the Enforcement Directorate's attachment of a mortgaged property. The court held that since the attachment had already been confirmed by the Adjudicating Authority under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the bank's remedy was to approach the Special Court dealing with PMLA cases. Justice P.V. Balakrishnan observed, “Admittedly, the attachment effected by the respondent, has been confirmed by the...

Calcutta High Court Grants Bail To Alleged School Recruitment Scam Middleman After 1.5 Years In Custody

The Calcutta High Court has recently granted bail to alleged middleman Prasanna Kumar Roy in a money laundering case linked to the West Bengal school recruitment scam. The court held that his custody of about one-and-a-half years, coupled with delays in the proceedings, justified his release despite the stringent bail conditions under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Justice Jay Sengupta observed that prolonged incarceration without trial could, in appropriate cases, outweigh the...

Karnataka High Court Quashes ED Arrest Of Gameskraft Founder, Says Arrest Cannot Spring From Ashes Of Old Allegations

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday quashed the Enforcement Directorate's arrest of gaming platform Gameskraft founder Deepak Singh and two company executives, holding that the agency could not justify their arrest on the basis of material that was substantially the same as that relied upon in earlier proceedings. Justice M Nagaprasanna passed the order while allowing petitions filed by Singh and Gameskraft executives Vikas Taneja and Prithvi Raj Singh. The court observed that the ED itself had...

Madras High Court Dismisses Flipkart Founders' Review Plea Against FEMA Proceedings

The Madras High Court has dismissed review petitions filed by Flipkart co-founders Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal and three investors seeking reconsideration of an earlier order that declined to interfere with Enforcement Directorate proceedings under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). Justice S Sounthar held that the petitioners have an effective statutory remedy under FEMA and that the issues raised by them must first be agitated before the adjudicating authority. “In view of the...