Prosecution for money laundering after conviction for predicate offences is not double jeopardy: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has ruled that prosecuting individuals under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after they have been convicted for predicate offences does not constitute double jeopardy. The court clarified that PMLA charges represent a distinct statutory offence rather than a second trial for the same crime.
When a person is convicted for offences under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) or other laws, which are described as a scheduled offence/predicate offence under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the subsequent prosecution of such convicted persons exclusively under the provisions of the PMLA does not amount to second trial for the same offences, said the High Court of Karnataka.
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