Delhi HC sets aside freezing of bank accounts of 66 companies under PMLA on Brazil request<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe plea thus averred that keeping these foreign nationals in uninterrupted custody “serves no reasonable purpose in law and heavily adds to the already burdened criminal justice and rehabilitation system of the country”. “They are not alleged to have been a threat to the National Sovereignty, Integrity or Security and if deported to their respective countries, there will be no likelihood of them committing any offence within the territory of India,” added the plea. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Bench opined that the instant petition is \u201cnot a public interest litigation at all\u201d and has been filed to achieve some \u201cmotive\u201d. \u201cIf any foreign national is committing any offence under Indian Penal Code or under any other Indian law, there is bound to be an FIR or criminal proceedings against such foreign nationals as per the Indian norms,\u201d stated the Bench.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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