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ED cannot freeze property on mere suspicion: Delhi HC
Hindustan Times Ranchi
|November 15, 2025
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The Delhi High Court on Friday held that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) cannot attach or freeze property on the basis of mere suspicion and must demonstrate valid “reasons to believe”, supported by material such as documents or evidence, that the property is involved in money laundering.
‘A bench of justices Subramonium Prasad and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar said freezing a bank account without complying with statutory safeguards under Sections 17(1) and 17(1A) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) has “far-reaching consequences” and affects the constitutional right to property under Article 300A.
This story is from the November 15, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Ranchi.
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