The Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002
19. Power to arrest.-
1. If
the Director, Deputy Director, Assistant Director or any other officer
authorised in this behalf by the Central Government by general or special
order, has on the basis of material in his possession, reason to believe (the
reason for such belief to be recorded in writing) that any person has been
guilty of an offence punishable under this Act, he may arrest such person and
shall, as soon as may be, inform him of the grounds for such arrest.
2. The
Director, Deputy Director, Assistant Director or any other officer shall,
immediately after arrest of such person under sub-section (1), forward a copy
of the order along with the material in his possession, referred to in that
sub-section, to the Adjudicating Authority in a sealed envelope, in the manner,
as may be prescribed and such Adjudicating Authority shall keep such order and
material for such period, as may be prescribed.
3. Every
person arrested under sub-section (1) shall, within twenty-four hours, be taken
to a Judicial Magistrate or a Metropolitan Magistrate, as the case may be,
having jurisdiction: Provided that the period of twenty-four hours shall
exclude the time necessary for the journey from the place of arrest to the
Magistrate's Court.