A Member of the Appellate Tribunal under PMLA is treated as a public servant for purposes of:
PMLA s.40 deems a Member of the Appellate Tribunal a public servant within the meaning of IPC s.21 (now s.2(28) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023), so that status matters…
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A Member of the Appellate Tribunal under PMLA is treated as a public servant for purposes of:
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PMLA s.40 deems a Member of the Appellate Tribunal a public servant within the meaning of IPC s.21 (now s.2(28) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023), so that status matters for IPC offences involving public servants, not PMLA Rules, CPC proceedings, or income-tax proceedings.