ED Case Lawyer in Delhi / india

Enforcement Directorate: The Directorate of Enforcement was established in the year 1956 with its Headquarters at New Delhi. It is responsible for enforcement of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) and certain provisions under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Work relating to investigation and prosecution of cases under the PMLA has been entrusted to Enforcement Directorate. The Directorate has 10 Zonal offices each of which is headed by a Deputy Director and 11 sub Zonal Offices each of which is headed by an Assistant Directors.

Zonal offices of ED is situated at: Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Cochin, Ahmedabad, Bangalore & Hyderabad.
Sub Zonal offices of the ED is situated at: Jaipur, Jalandhar, Srinagar, Varanasi, Guwahati, Calicut, Indore, Nagpur, Patna, Bhubaneshwar & Madurai.

Functions of Enforcement Directorate:-

• To collect, develop and disseminate intelligence relating to violations of FEMA, 1999, the intelligence inputs are received from various sources such as Central and State Intelligence agencies, complaints etc.
• To investigate suspected violations of the provisions of the FEMA, 1999 relating to activities such as “hawala” foreign exchange racketeering, non-realization of export proceeds, non-repatriation of foreign exchange and other forms of violations under FEMA, 1999.
• To adjudicate cases of violations of the erstwhile FERA, 1973 and FEMA, 1999.
• Regular Bail Application u/s 437/439 of Cr.P.C
• To realize penalties imposed on conclusion of adjudication proceedings.
• To handle adjudication, appeals and prosecution cases under the erstwhile FERA, 1973
• To process and recommend cases for preventive detention under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act (COFEPOSA)
• To undertake survey, search, seizure, arrest, prosecution action etc. against offender of PMLA offence.
• To provide and seek mutual legal assistance to/from contracting states in respect of attachment/confiscation of proceeds of crime as well as in respect of transfer of accused persons under PMLA.

Adjudicating authority: Adjudicating Authority exercise jurisdiction, powers and authority conferred by or under the PMLA. Where the Adjudicating Authority decides that any property is involved in money-laundering, Adjudicating Authority shall, by an order in writing confirm the attachment of the property made or retention of property or record seized.

Appellate tribunal: Under Section 25 of the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002, the Central Government has established an Appellate Tribunal. Section 28(4) of the PMLA provides that “the Chairperson or a Member holding a post as such in any other Tribunal, established under any law for the time being in force, in addition to his being the Chairperson or a member of that Tribunal, may be appointed as the Chairperson or a Member, as the case may be, of the Appellate Tribunal under this Act. The appellate tribunal set up under PMLA also dealts with two Acts, namely:

1. Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (forfeited of property) Act, 1976 (SAFEMA); and
2. Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS).

Appellate Tribunal is situated at:

‘A’ Wing, 4th Floor,
Loknayak Bhawan,
Khan Market,
New Delhi

Mr. A K Singh is very well known lawyer of ED Cases in India. Law office of Mr. Ashok K Singh advocate deals with many such cases and has wide practice of PMLA law in Delhi and Mumbai. Presently he is representing Sukesh Chandrashekhar and his wife Leena Poulose in various cases related to ED, EOW & CBI. In the past Mr. Singh has represented Om Prakash Chautala, Ajay Chautala in their DA case filed by CBI. Mr. Singh is one of the finest criminal lawyers in Delhi India who practices money laundry PMLA cases also one of the best criminal lawyer for ED Case.