ED Closed 49 PMLA Cases in Last Decade: Government

### Quick Summary
– Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary provided details on the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) anti-money laundering activities to Parliament during the Monsoon Session on July 29, 2025.
– Between January 2015 and June 2025, the ED investigated 5,892 cases under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), filing 1,398 prosecution complaints including 353 supplementary charge sheets before special courts.
– Special PMLA courts framed charges in 300 prosecution complaints out of which eight conviction orders involving a total of fifteen individuals were issued.
– The ED has also filed closure reports in 49 cases over ten-and-a-half years.
– Under current laws,money laundering cases are tied to predicate offences; if these primary cases are dismissed or resolved by courts,related money-laundering charges might potentially be automatically invalidated.

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### Indian Opinion Analysis
The data presented by Union Minister Pankaj Chaudhary reflects the breadth and challenges faced by India’s enforcement mechanisms in combatting money laundering under the framework of PMLA. While nearly six thousand investigations were initiated from January 2015 to mid-2025 and over fourteen hundred prosecution complaints filed, only eight convictions have been secured-an outcome that points toward procedural complexities or evidentiary hurdles inherent in such cases.

The filing of closure reports for some cases underscores such challenges further. Moreover, defining money laundering as contingent upon predicate offences introduces legal dependencies that can complicate enforcement efforts when primary case outcomes invalidate subsequent proceedings. Strengthening inter-agency coordination or refining judicial processes might hold importance for tackling financial crimes effectively while adhering to due process.

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