Sarla Gupta v. Directorate of Enforcement
The Supreme Court addressed the rights of an accused under the PMLA to access documents, emphasizing fair trial principles and the need to balance investigative needs with accused's rights.
Case Details
- Case Name: Sarla Gupta v. Directorate of Enforcement
- Citation: 2025 INSC 645
- Court: Supreme Court of India
- Decision Date: 07-05-2025
- List of Laws: Indian Penal Code, 1860; Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; The Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA); Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.); Constitution of India, 1949; Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS); Indian Evidence Act, 1872; Prevention of Money Laundering (Forms, Search and Seizure or Freezing and the Manner of Forwarding the Reasons and Material to the Adjudicating Authority, Impounding and Custody of Records and the Period of Retention) Rules, 2005