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Pankaj Bansal v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [2023] 12 S.C.R. 714
Bench A. S. Bopanna and Sanjay Kumar JJ.
Decided 3 October 2023

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What the Court ordered

We hold that it would be necessary, henceforth, that a copy of such written gr ounds of arrest is furnished to the arrested person as a matter of course and without exception.

Judgment, page 26

From the headnote

Issue for consideration: Whether the arrest of the appellants u/s. 19 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 was valid; whether there was proper compliance with s.19(1) of the Act of 2002 and as to whether the Vacation Judge/Additional Sessions Judge correctly considered that issue while passing the remand orders; what is the importance of informing the arrested person of the grounds for his/her arrest. Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 – Compliance of s.19 of the Act – Proper or not: Held: The remand order dated 15.06.2023 passed by the Vacation Judge/Additional Sessions

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Of those, 4 relied on · 2 referred to

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