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RBI Notifies Reserve Bank Of India (Commercial Banks – Know Your Customer) Amendment Directions, 2025

The Reserve Bank of India ("RBI") by way of Notification No. RBI/2025-26/166 dated 29.12.2025 notified the Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Know Your Customer) Amendment Directions, 2025 ("KYC Amendment Directions") to amend the Reserve Bank of India Directions, 2025.

Sagus Legal

Delhi High Court Held That Power Of ED Under Section 17 Of PMLA Extend To Any Person In Possession Of Proceeds Of Crime Or Related Records

The High Court of Delhi through its judgment dated 21.11.2025 in Deputy Director, Directorate of Enforcement v. Amlendu Pandey (D)...

India Government

Sagus Legal

Can PMLA Be Invoked Solely Based On The Invocation Of Section 120b (Criminal Conspiracy) Of Indian Penal Code Which Is A Scheduled Offence

Therefore, if proceeds are generated as a result of a scheduled offence and such proceeds are being laundered or there is an attempt to launder them, the offence of money laundering is being committed.

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Vaish Associates Advocates

Exploring How India Addresses Transparency, Provenance, And Anti-money Laundering Compliance In The Art Market Today

The Indian art market functions through two overlapping but distinct spaces – the primary market, where emerging and established artists sell their works (often through private galleries), and the secondary market...

India Government

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Aarna Law

Refining The AML/KYC Framework For Ifscs: An Analysis Of IFSCA's January 2026 Circular

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IndiaLaw LLP

Freezing Of Bank Account On Mere Suspicion Cannot Sustain — "Reasons To Believe" Under PMLA Cannot Be A Mere Formality

India Government

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Vaish Associates Advocates

The Prevention Of Money-Laundering Act, 2002: A Comprehensive Analysis Of India's Stance Against Financial Crime

India Government

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MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

High Court Of Karnataka Held That Mortgaged Properties Are Not Proceeds Of Crime Under PMLA And Cannot Be Attached By The Enforcement Directorate

India Government

Sagus Legal

White-Collar Crime 2025

AP

AZB & Partners

Whitepaper On Stablecoins

India Technology

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AZB & Partners

Clean Before The Crime? Attachment Of Properties Acquired Before The Commission Of The Scheduled Offence Under The PMLA

India Government

MA

Metalegal Advocates

KYC Simplified: RBI's Customer Centric KYC Amendment Explained

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S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

White-Collar Crime & Corporate Investigations Monthly Newsletter

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DSK Legal

Facing An Enforcement Directorate (ED) Investigation? Here's What You Must Know

India Compliance

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MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

MeitY Unveils India AI Governance Guidelines

India Technology

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S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

RBI Releases FEMA 2026 Export-Import Trade Regulations: What Businesses Need To Know

India International

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Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

Year In Review: 10 Indian Competition Law Judgments That Mattered

India Anti-trust

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Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

SEBI's Crackdown On Finfluencers: Regulations And Enforcement

India Commercial

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Aarna Law

SEBI (Stock Brokers) Regulations, 2026: A Structural Reset Of India's Broking Regulatory Framework

India Commercial

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IndiaLaw LLP

White-Collar Crimes In The Digital Age: Emerging Prosecution Trends And Defense Strategies

The arrival of the digital era has radically transformed the scene of white-collar crime. Gone are the days of paper documents and physical exchanges...

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MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

Rose Valley Chit Fund Scam: Judicial Responses To Large-Scale Financial Fraud

The legal proceedings concerning the Rose Valley Group of Companies, led by its Chairman, Gautam Kundu, highlight a significant instance of economic fraud.

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

GIFT City Updates (August 2025)

On Aug 02, 2025, the Expert Committee's report to IFSCA outlined India's need for a competitive commodity trading ecosystem to reduce offshoring and strengthen strategic...

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Hammurabi & Solomon

White-Collar Crime & Corporate Investigations Monthly Newsletter

The Punjab and Haryana High Court set aside an order of the Prevention of Money Laundering (PMLA) Special Court taking cognizance after the enactment of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS)...

DL

DSK Legal

Trends In Financial Intelligence Prosecution (2024-25) And Key Takeaways For Indian Companies

AP

AK & Partners

GIFT City Updates (July 2025)

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Hammurabi & Solomon

White-Collar Crime & Corporate Investigations Monthly Newsletter

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DSK Legal

Reaffirming The Rule Of Law And The Need For Specific Evidence By Enforcement Directorate In PMLA

India Government

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MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

Online Gaming Not All Fun And Games

India Media & IT

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Phoenix Legal

Virtual Currency Regulation Review 2025

India Technology

AP

AZB & Partners

Quashing Of PMLA Proceedings By High Courts And The Supreme Court Of India: Legal Grounds And Emerging Judicial Standards

India Government

White And Brief Advocates And Solicitors

White-Collar Crime & Corporate Investigations Monthly Newsletter

DL

DSK Legal

Substitution Of Assets Attached By The Enforcement Directorate Under PMLA: SC

India Government

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Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

The Rising Threat: Is Your Cybersecurity & AML Framework Ready For AI-Driven Financial Crime?

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Aarna Law

Quashing Of PMLA Proceedings By High Courts And The Supreme Court Of India: Legal Grounds And Emerging Judicial Standards

The Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) confers broad powers upon enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute offences involving the laundering of illicit proceeds.

India Government

White And Brief Advocates And Solicitors

White-Collar Crime & Corporate Investigations Monthly Newsletter

The Deputy Director (Legal) of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has issued Technical Circular No. 03/2025 dated June 20, 2025 clarifying that legal practitioners/advocates cannot be compelled to disclose...

DL

DSK Legal

Substitution Of Assets Attached By The Enforcement Directorate Under PMLA: SC

In a recent case, the Hon'ble Supreme Court has passed an order (‘Order'), allowing the substitution of provisionally attached assets with unencumbered...

India Government

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Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

The Rising Threat: Is Your Cybersecurity & AML Framework Ready For AI-Driven Financial Crime?

A Kenyan journalist, Japhet Ndubi, in July 2024 lost his phone and was unable to locate it. He got a new phone, replaced his SIM card, and continued with his life.

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Aarna Law

Unravelling The Power Of Seizure Under Section 37A Of FEMA

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Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

Analyzing The Interplay Between PMLA And IBC: Supreme Court's Perspective On Section 32A And Property Protection For Corporate Debtors

India's legal framework is a tapestry woven with the intricate threads of various statutes, the intersection of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA), and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC), presents a particularly knotty point.

India Insolvency

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Kings & Alliance LLP

Key Provisions Of The Prevention Of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA)

The Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 is a crucial legislative framework in India aimed at combating money laundering and preventing the misuse of financial systems for illicit activities.

India Government

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Vaish Associates Advocates

Anti Money Laundering And Advertising Landscape For Online Gaming In India

The Indian Gaming law regulations are fairly new and constantly evolving and are governed by numerous legislations in the country.

India Media & IT

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King, Stubb & Kasiva

Prevention Of Money Laundering Act (PMLA): Challenges And Evolution As A Law

The Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) plays a vital role in safeguarding international financial systems, national security, and economic stability by addressing the pervasive threat of money laundering.

India Government

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

India's Anti-Money Laundering Laws: Key Insights For Compliance

India Government

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

Elevating Justice: The Imperative Role & Challenges Of Special Courts In Economic Offences Prosecution

MA

Metalegal Advocates

GIFT City Newsletter | November 2024

DL

Dentons Link Legal

Interplay Between Tax Laws, PMLA & IBC (Video)

India Government

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Shraff Legal Advocates

Anti Money Laundering Comparative Guide

India Government

TO

The Law Offices of Panag & Babu

The Right To Bail Under Prevention Of Money Laundering Act: Balancing Justice And Liberty?

India Government

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S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

Have The Hon'ble Supreme Court's Latest Decisions Invoking Article 21 Of The Constitution Of India Rendered The Twin Conditions Under The Prevention Of Money Laundering Act, 2002 Obsolete?

India Government

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Economic Laws Practice

Private Equity Comparative Guide

India Commercial

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Vritti Law Partners

Enhanced Anti-Money Laundering/terrorist Financing Compliance Guidelines For Registered Intermediaries

India Government

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JSA

Central Government Amends The Compounding Proceeding Rules

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Nexdigm Private Limited

Supreme Court's Landmark Ruling On ED's Powers Post-Cognizance Under PMLA

NN

Naik Naik & Company

Is The ED's Era On The Brink Of Collapse?

MA

Metalegal Advocates

From A Trump Card To A Trumped Card: PMLA – A Law Adrift From Its Original Purpose

MA

Metalegal Advocates

From Toothless Tiger To A Tiger With Teeth: The Evolution And Impact Of The Amended Benami Transactions Act

MA

Metalegal Advocates

Abolition Of Angel Tax - What It Means For Entrepreneurs

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Corp Comm Legal

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Interplay Between Tax Laws, PMLA & IBC (Video)

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