Aspects on Burden of Proof, ECIR in PMLA Judgment Require a Relook: SC

The interim protection granted, which was set to expire soon, has also been extended by another four weeks.

A Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Thursday, 25 August, heard a petition against the apex court’s landmark judgment dated 27 July, which had upheld the constitutional validity of provisions under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.

Stating that the objective of the judgment was noble, the bench said that there were two issues with the apex court's PMLA judgment that prima facie required a relook:

• Regarding the non-providing of ECIR

• Reversal of burden of proof and presumption of innocence