During investigation, enquiry or trial under PMLA, the jurisdiction of Special Court is:

Explanation (i) to PMLA s.44 says the Special Court's jurisdiction "shall not be dependent upon any orders passed in respect of the scheduled offence". In Vijay Madanlal Choudhary v. Union of India (2022), however, the Supreme Court held that if the person is finally discharged or acquitted of the scheduled offence, or it is quashed, there can be no money-laundering offence against him on that basis.