September 12, 2026

Section 23 – Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002

23. Presumption in inter-connected transactions

Where money-laundering involves two or more inter-connected transactions and one or more such transactions is or are proved to be involved in money-laundering, then for the purposes of adjudication or confiscation under section 8 or for the trial of the money-laundering offence, it shall, unless otherwise proved to the satisfaction of the Adjudicating Authority or the Special Court, be presumed that the remaining transactions form part of such inter-connected transactions.