Supreme Court of India

Rana Ayyub v. Directorate of Enforcement through its Assistant Director

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Reported as [2023] 3 S.C.R. 892
Bench V. Ramasubramanian and J.B. Pardiwala JJ.
Decided 7 February 2023

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We are of the view that the issue of terri torial jurisdiction cannot be decided in a writ petition, especially when there is a serious factual dispute about the place/places of commissi on of the offence.

Judgment, page 19

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Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002 – s. 3, 4, 44 and 45 – Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 4.3, 406, 418, 420 – In formation Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008 – s. 66D – Black Money Act – s. 4 – Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 – s. 37 – Income Tax Act, 1961 – ss. 133(6) – Petitioner during the pandemic did the crowdfunding campaign using an online crowdfunding platform “Ketto” – Mumbai Zonal Office of the Enforcement Directorat e (ED) initiated inquiry under FEMA – Also, a complaint was lodged b y a person (private complainant) in Ghaziabad for the o ffences u/ss. 403, 406, 418, 420 of IPC,

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