Karnataka High Court ruling on ED's powers under PMLA
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ED’s search and seizure operations are not independent ‘civil actions’: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court ruled that ED's search and seizure operations under PMLA are not independent civil actions but are intrinsically linked to criminal proceedings. The court emphasized that property attachment is merely an instrumentality for prosecuting money laundering offences and cannot be artificially separated from criminal prosecution. This clarifies the criminal nature of ED's powers under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
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ED's search and seizure operations are not independent civil actions
Property attachment under PMLA is instrumentality for money laundering prosecution
ED's jurisdiction inextricably intertwined with criminality
Court rejects artificial separation of attachment from criminal proceedings
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