JUDGEMENT OF THE HON’BLE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA IN THE CASE TITLED “NIKESH TARACHAND SHAH VS. UNION OF INDIA & ANR., (2017) 11 SC CK 0060” CONCERNING OFFENCES UNDER PREVENTION OF MONEY LAUNDERING ACT
NAME MOBILE NO. E-MAIL I’D RANJEET KUMAR 8383098478 , 9667769795 rk@courtkutchehry.com JAI THAKUR 8130703334 , 9355723300 jai.thakur@courtkutchehry.com RAJEEV RANJAN 9334553249 rajiv.ranjan@courtkutchehry.com ASHOK MISHRA 9718327746 sales@courtkutchehry.com RAVI KUMAR ravi.singh@courtkutchehry.com Nikesh Tarachand Shah vs. Union of India & Anr., (2017) 11 SC CK 0060 PARA NO. 2 & 28 2. The present writ petitions and appeals raise the question of the constitutional validity of Section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. Section 45(1) imposes two conditions for grant of bail where an offence punishable for a term of imprisonment of more than 3 years under Part A of the Schedule to the Act is involved. The conditions are that the Public Prosecutor must be given an opportunity to oppose any application for release on bail and the Court must be satisfied, where the Public Prosecuto...