Oct 30, 2024

Supreme Court Rules that Statement Recorded by Enforcement Directorate of Accused under Custody for PMLA Offence is Not Admissible

The Supreme Court in Prem Prakash v. Union of India,[1] held that a statement given by an accused, while under custody in a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (‘PMLA’), to the Enforcement Directorate incriminating oneself in another money laundering case would be inadmissible in evidence.

[1] Prem Prakash v. Union of India, 2024 SCC OnLine SC 2270.

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