Section 43(2) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 allows joint trial of offences if:
Under PMLA s.43(2) the Special Court also tries any other offence "with which the accused may, under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, be charged at the same trial". The…
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Section 43(2) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 allows joint trial of offences if:
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Correct answer C
Under PMLA s.43(2) the Special Court also tries any other offence "with which the accused may, under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, be charged at the same trial". The joinder rules of the CrPC decide it, not a plea of guilt or any permission.
Current law: those rules are now in the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.