Enforcement Directorate is not a ‘super cop’, says Karnataka High Court

Bengaluru In a setback to the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), the High Court of Karnataka has held that the ED is “not a super cop” and cannot file a private complaint to initiate a money-laundering probe when the competent agencies decline to prosecute a scheduled offence based on the information filed by the ED.

https://www.thehindu.com/topic/enforcement-directorate/ ‘Derivative and not original’ The Court ruled that the ED’s power under the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act (PMLA) is “derivative and not original”, and that filing a private complaint under Section 200 Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C.) / Section 223 Bharatiya Nagarik Surakasha Sanhita is not contemplated under the PMLA Act.

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