As money laundering lawyer in Gurugram, we know Section 3 of the PMLA is broad, and it is often applied more broadly still. We build a defence on three questions, taken in order.
Is there a scheduled offence?
Money laundering is a derivative offence. If the predicate FIR does not disclose a scheduled offence, or does not survive scrutiny, the PMLA case built on it cannot stand on its own — and we test that at the outset.
Are these actually proceeds of crime?
Property has to be traceable to criminal activity. Where a business has legitimate turnover mixed with a disputed receipt, the agency's arithmetic often assumes rather than proves the link. Reconstructing the accounts is frequently where we turn the case.
Was there knowing involvement?
Handling money is not laundering it. Concealment, possession, acquisition or projecting tainted property as untainted has to be shown with knowledge, and employees, family members and account signatories are regularly named without any material on that element — a gap we press hard.
Practical scope
- Defence at investigation, attachment, adjudication and trial
- Appeals before the Appellate Tribunal
- Bail under the Section 45 twin conditions
- Release of attached property that the family actually depends on
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