Money Laundering - Jurisdiction of lower court - If the ED wants ...

Only Special Court Can Handle Money Laundering Cases Under PMLA, as per Sections 3, 43, and 71.

November 11, 2022

Case Laws     Money Laundering     HC

Money Laundering - Jurisdiction of lower court - If the ED wants to invoke the provisions of the PMLA to discern the offence under Section 3 of the PMLA, the designated Court is the Court of Session alone which had the power to even consider any application emanating from the provisions of the PMLA as the offence supra, Section 43 supra and Section 71 clearly mean that the designate Court to try anything emanating from the PMLA is the Special Court and the Special Court is the Court of Session. Section 71 has overriding effect on any law. - HC

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