Prevention Of Money Laundering Act, 2002; Section 2,3– In the absence of the scheduled offence, there cannot be any proceeds of crime within the meaning of clause (u) of subSection (1) of Section 2 of the PMLA. If there are no proceeds of crime, the offence under Section 3 of the PMLA is not made out. The reason is that existence of the proceeds of crime is a condition precedent for the applicability of Section 3 of the PMLA- Referred to Pavana Dibbur v. Directorate of Enforcement 2023 INSC 1029. (Para 4)
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973; Section 200-204-Prevention Of Money Laundering Act, 2002; Section 3,44– Once a complaint is filed before the Special Court, the provisions of Sections 200 to 204 of the Cr.PC will apply to the Complaint. There is no provision in the PMLA which overrides the provisions of Sections 200 to Sections 204 of Cr.PC. Hence, the Special Court will have to apply its mind to the question of whether a prima facie case of a commission of an offence under Section 3 of the PMLA is made out in a complaint under Section 44(1)(b) of the PMLA. If the Special Court is of the view that no prima facie case of an offence under Section 3 of the PMLA is made out, it must exercise the power under Section 203 of the Cr.PC to dismiss the complaint. If a prima facie case is made out, the Special Court can take recourse to Section 204 of the Cr. PC. (Para 6)