In Vijay Madanlal Choudhary v. Union of India (2022), the Supreme Court held that the Authorities under…
Vijay Madanlal Choudhary holds that the authorities under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act are not police officers as such. The Court described the Section 50 process…
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In Vijay Madanlal Choudhary v. Union of India (2022), the Supreme Court held that the Authorities under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 are:
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Vijay Madanlal Choudhary holds that the authorities under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act are not police officers as such. The Court described the Section 50 process as an inquiry concerning proceeds of crime, distinguishing it from ordinary police investigation. Their statutory investigative and inquiry powers therefore do not by themselves make them police officers.
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