The Centre Tuesday defended in the Supreme Court the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) provision relating to power to arrest saying adequate “safeguards” are provided in it and relevant records, including grounds for arrest and the material on the basis of which the conclusion has been arrived at, are placed before the concerned court for its perusal.
The government told the apex court, which is hearing arguments on a batch of petitions concerning the interpretation of certain provisions of the PMLA, that nothing is “kept confidential” from the concerned court.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, told a bench headed by Justice A. M. Khanwilkar that no provision can be quashed merely because it deviates from the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC).
