* The top court said that stringent conditions for bail under the Act are legal and not arbitrary.
* It passed an order on around 250 petitions filed by various accused.
*The court said that it is not mandatory for Enforcement Directorate (ED) officers to disclose the ground of arrest at the time of detaining an accused in a money laundering case.
* “It is enough if Enforcement Directorate, at time of arrest, discloses grounds of such arrest,” SC said.
*The apex court also said the Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) cannot be equated with FIR and ECIR is an internal document of ED.
* The supply of ECIR to the accused is not mandatory and only disclosure of reasons during the arrest is enough, said the SC.
* BJP President JP Nadda said the law is taking its course and the Congress party’s attempt to keep one family above the law will not work. “We must respect the law of the land.”
Earlier during the hearing on the pleas concerning the interpretation of certain PMLA provisions, the apex court had deliberated on section 45 of the Act as well as section 436A of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) and also on balancing the rights of the accused.
While section 45 of the PMLA deals with the aspect of offences to be cognisable and non-bailable, section 436A of the CrPC deals with the maximum period for which an undertrial prisoner can be detained.
The apex court had also heard arguments on section 19 of the PMLA, which deals with the aspect of power to arrest, as well as section 3 that provides the definition of a money-laundering offence.
(With inputs from agencies)
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