Lexis Nexis’s Commentary on The Prevention of Money – Laundering Act by S K Sarvaria & Apoorv Sarvaria – 1st Edition 2025.

The Commentary on the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act serves as a thorough, highly authoritative guide to the law surrounding money laundering in India. It chronicles the Act’s rigorous development over the past two decades, detailing significant amendments from the original 2005 Act to the critical updates brought by the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023. Each amendment is carefully analyzed to provide a clear understanding of its implications on modern corporate finance and enforcement actions.

Navigating the New Criminal Regime

This 2025 edition stands out by actively bridging the gap between the PMLA and India’s overhauled criminal justice system.

• BNS & BNSS Alignment: It explicitly highlights the corresponding sections of the three new criminal laws (including the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita) relevant to scheduled offenses under the PMLA, enabling readers to seamlessly transition to the new regime.

• Cross-Border & Corporate Implications: Offers an extensive section-wise commentary that provides insights into international cross-border implications, crucial for multi-national corporations and forex handlers.

• High-Stakes Case Law: Key cases that have defined the powers of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED)—such as Vijay Madanlal Choudhary v UOI, Tarsem Lal v ED, and Prem Prakash v UOI—are thoroughly analyzed in the appropriate sections to provide a deeper understanding of bail, arrest powers, and attachment of property.

Who Should Buy This Book?

• Corporate Counsel & Compliance Officers: An essential, one-stop reference resource containing a comprehensive appendix with all relevant rules and circulars needed to safeguard corporate entities.

• White-Collar Defense Advocates: Provides the definitive arguments and case-law analysis required to challenge ED summons, property attachments, and secure bail.

• Judicial Officers & Enforcement Agencies: Offers a clear, authoritative interpretation of the PMLA’s intersection with the new BNS and BNSS codes.

About the Authors

S K Sarvaria & Apoorv Sarvaria

S K Sarvaria and Apoorv Sarvaria are prominent Indian legal experts and commentators, widely known for co-authoring authoritative legal texts published by LexisNexis and Universal.

Apoorv Sarvaria brings highly practical, dual-perspective expertise to this commentary. He is currently a leading advocate and Partner at VGC Law Firm, specializing in dispute resolution and commercial litigation. Uniquely, he is also a former Judge of the Delhi Judicial Service (DJS) and previously administered the Delhi International Arbitration Centre (DIAC). Furthermore, his role as an empanelled Insolvency Professional provides him with deep insights into the financial intersections of corporate insolvency and money laundering enforcement.

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