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PMLA provisions verdict
August 3 , 2022
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- The Supreme Court upheld the validity of the stringent Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and the vast powers enjoyed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
- The verdict came on an extensive challenge raised against the amendments introduced to the 2002 Act.
- Many petitions were filed against the amendments which claimed it violates personal liberty, procedures of law and the constitutional mandate.
- As per the provision, ED could arrest a person even without informing him of the charges.
- This power was violative of the right to ‘due process’ enshrined in Article 21 of the Constitution.
- Besides, Article 22 mandated that no person can be arrested without informing him or her of the grounds of the arrest.
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