A Special Court trying a scheduled offence before commencement of PMLA shall:
The proviso to PMLA s.44(1)(a) says a Special Court already trying a scheduled offence "shall continue to try such scheduled offence". In Vijay Madanlal Choudhary v. Union…
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A Special Court trying a scheduled offence before commencement of PMLA shall:
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The proviso to PMLA s.44(1)(a) says a Special Court already trying a scheduled offence "shall continue to try such scheduled offence". In Vijay Madanlal Choudhary v. Union of India (2022), the Supreme Court treated this proviso as directory, permitting judicial discretion in individual cases. The provision does not require automatic transfer to the High Court or return to a Magistrate.