Supreme Court of India

Parvinder Singh v. Enforcement of Directorate

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Reported as [2026] 6 S.C.R. 486
Bench M.M. Sundresh and Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh JJ.
Decided 19 May 2026

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the object of the said provision is to avoid piecemeal application of the CrPC vis-à-vis the BNSS.

Judgment, page 17

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration The present appeal has been preferred against the judgment dated 19.05.2025 passed by the High Court wherein, an issue with respect to the scope and applicability of the first proviso to s.223(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) had arisen, while dealing with a case where the prosecution complaint under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) had been filed prior to the date of commencement of the BNSS. Headnotes† Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 – ss.2(1)(k), 4, 5, 210, First proviso to s.223(1), 531 – Prevention of Money

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