India: White Collar Crime, Anti-Corruption & Fraud

Kaveri Plastics v. Mahdoom Bawa Bahrudeen Noorul, the Supreme Court of India held that a statutory demand notice demanding an amount different from the dishonoured cheque's value is invalid...

The arrival of the digital era has radically transformed the scene of white-collar crime. Gone are the days of paper documents and physical exchanges...

What are the key financial crime offences applicable to companies and their directors and officers? (E.g. Fraud, money laundering, false accounting...

On May 27, 2025, the Indian government introduced a new draft law called the Registration Bill, 2025 ("Bill"), which aims to replace the 117-year-old pre-constitution Registration Act of 1908 ("1908 Act").

The Supreme Court permitted the substitution of a property provisionally attached under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, with certain other unencumbered property.

A fresh circular dated 4 August 2025 (Notice No. 20250804-59) has brought the spotlight back on a problem that refuses to go away: crooks posing as SEBI-registered Research Analysts...

When a shareholder of a company is under investigation by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), it naturally raises concerns for the business's operations and reputation—especially when financial institutions are involved.

Investigations in the corporate landscape are referred to by a multitude of typologies, such as workplace, fraud, forensic or ethics investigations, to name a few and these typologies are representative of the myriad methods, techniques and processes deployed to achieve a singular objective.

Under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, Insolvency Professionals play a central role in the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP)...