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Bail for the minister
The outcome in a petition seeking cancellation of DMK minister Senthil Balaji’s bail could shape the NDA’s PMLA strategy in its third term
9th Dec 2024
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2024 Monsoon Session Review
The monsoon winds brought with them two Constitution Bench decisions, several suo moto cases and a shifting trend in PMLA bail jurisprudence
10th Oct 2024
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Arvind Kejriwal’s bail in CBI case | Judgement Summary
We summarise the 60-page judgement of the Supreme Court which granted bail to former Delhi CM and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal in his CBI case
25th Sep 2024
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In Prem Prakash, the Supreme Court takes another step away from Vijay Madanlal
By drawing on the ‘bail is rule, jail is exception’ proposition in a PMLA case again, the Court may have softened its 2022 interpretation
20th Sep 2024
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Supreme Court reserves judgement in Arvind Kejriwal’s plea for bail from CBI arrest
70 days after his arrest by the CBI, Kejriwal relied on three favourable bail orders in his ED case to argue for interim bail
5th Sep 2024
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Supreme Court refuses interim bail to Arvind Kejriwal in CBI’s corruption-related arrest
Kejriwal’s counsel argued that the CBI’s last minute arrest was like an “insurance arrest”
14th Aug 2024
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“A game of snake and ladder”: Tracing Manish Sisodia’s 17-month journey to bail
We map out the CBI and ED investigations against former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia's alleged involvement in the Liquor Policy case
12th Aug 2024
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Supreme Court endorses Jharkhand High Court’s order granting Hemant Soren interim bail
The top court dismissed the Enforcement Directorate’s challenge to the High Court’s order reasoning that it was “well reasoned”
29th Jul 2024
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Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest: Story so far
We plot all the key events in Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's arrest by the Enforcement Directorate and the top court's grant of bail
19th Jul 2024
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After the break
The Court’s first week back saw a number of decisions including interim bail for Arvind Kejriwal, a review petition and Collegium activity
14th Jul 2024
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SC grants interim bail to Kejriwal in ED case; refers question of legality of arrest to a larger bench
Bench said that the question of the 'need and necessity of arrest' is open even as the Delhi CM will have to stay in jail in the CBI case
12th Jul 2024
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A narrow check on the ED’s wide powers
‘Tarsem Lal’ clarifies that the ED cannot arrest after cognisance, but experts warn against reading it as a shift from ‘Vijay Madanlal'
30th May 2024
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Tarsem Lal v Directorate of Enforcement, Jalandhar Zonal Office
The Supreme Court held that the Enforcement Directorate cannot arrest an accused after a Special Court takes cognisance of the case
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Bench:A.S. Oka J, Ujjal Bhuyan J
Karti P. Chidambaram v Enforcement Directorate
The Supreme Court will partly review its decision in Vijay Madanlal Choudhary v Union of India, which upheld various provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The Court will review if the Enforcement Directorate is obligated to provide an ECIR copy to the accused, and whether the reversal of the presumption of innocence is constitutional.
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Dr. Jaya Thakur v Union of India
The Supreme Court upheld Central Vigilance Commission (Amendment) Act, 2021, and the Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Act, 2021, which allow the Union to extend the tenure of CBI and ED Directors. The Bench held that the extensions granted to Sanjay Kumar Mishra was illegal, and contrary its 2021 Judgement.
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Bench:B.R. Gavai J, Vikram Nath J, Sanjay Karol J
Vijay Madanlal Choudhary v Union of India
The Supreme Court upheld the wide investigative powers of the Directorate of Enforcement and the restrictive bail conditions under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.
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Bench:A.M. Khanwilkar J, Dinesh Maheshwari J, C.T. Ravikumar J