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Supreme Court judgments on Section 45, Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002

11 judgments, latest first, from 2023 to 2026. Listed when the Supreme Court Reports file the judgment's headnote under Section 45 of this Act, as printed at the start of the headnote. Judgments that only mention it in passing are not listed.

Arvind Dham vs Directorate of Enforcement
SC · 6 January 2026
[2026] 1 S.C.R. 119 : 2026 INSC 12
Issue arose whether the appellant-promoter and non-executive Chairman of a group entity, entitled to bail in a money laundering case when there has been long period of incarceration and the trial has not even commenced.
The Union of India through the Assistant Director vs Kanhaiya Prasad
SC · 13 February 2025
[2025] 2 S.C.R. 544 : 2025 INSC 210
Issue arose as regards the correctness of the order passed by the High Court granting bail to the respondent without considering the rigours of s.45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.
Directorate of Enforcement vs Subhash Sharma
SC · 21 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 1409 : 2025 INSC 141
Whether the High Court was justified in holding that the respondent's arrest was illegal and thus, granting him bail for an offence under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.
Partha Chatterjee vs Directorate of Enforcement
SC · 13 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 627 : 2024 INSC 975
Matter pertains to grant of bail to the appellant-former State Education Minister and MLA, in the ED case for his involvement in various investigations, owing to the racket of illegal appointment of teachers.
V. Senthil Balaji vs The Deputy Director, Directorate of Enforcement
SC · 26 September 2024
[2024] 10 S.C.R. 393 : 2024 INSC 739
Matter pertains to grant of bail to former Tamil Nadu transport minister against whom complaint was filed for offence u/s.3 PMLA, which is punishable u/s.4 PMLA for his alleged involvement in the job racket scam.
Kalvakuntla Kavitha vs Directorate of Enforcement
SC · 27 August 2024
[2024] 8 S.C.R. 717 : 2024 INSC 632
Matter pertains to the grant of the benefit of the proviso to s.45(1) of the PMLA to the applicant being a well educated and accomplished woman, who has remained Member of Parliament and a Member of Legislative Council.
Manish Sisodia vs Directorate of Enforcement
SC · 9 August 2024
[2024] 8 S.C.R. 1061 : 2024 INSC 595
Appellant was incarcerated for around 17 months, trial yet to commence. Bail denied. Whether the trial court and the High Court correctly considered the observations made by this Court with regard to right to speedy tria…
Satyendar Kumar Jain vs Directorate of Enforcement
SC · 18 March 2024
[2024] 3 S.C.R. 778 : 2024 INSC 217
Whether the appellants have been able to satisfy the twin conditions laid down in s. 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, that there are reasonable grounds for believing that the persons accused of the off…
Manish Sisodia vs Central Bureau of Investigation
SC · 30 October 2023
[2023] 15 S.C.R. 480 : 2023 INSC 956
The two appeals are filed by the appellantformer Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi seeking bail in the prosecutions arising from a case registered by the CBI under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and the Penal Code,…
Directorate of Enforcement vs Aditya Tripathi
SC · 12 May 2023
[2023] 5 S.C.R. 410 : 2023 INSC 531
Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002: s. 45 – Enlargement on bail – Sustainability of – Allegations of tempering of bids – Accused chargesheeted u/ss. 120-B, 420, 468, 471 IPC and s. 7 rw s. 13(2) of the PC Act, the…
The Directorate of Enforcement vs M. Gopal Reddy & Anr.
SC · 24 February 2023
[2023] 3 S.C.R. 79 : 2023 INSC 163
Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 – s.45 – Applicability of, to applications u/s.438, CrPC – Held: Once the prayer for anticipatory bail is made in connection with offence under the 2002 Act, the underlying princi…

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