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The Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002

Disclosure of information

In force From 01 Jul 2005 Act 15 of 2003 As on 15 Oct 2026

Act 15 of 2003 Ministry Finance Enacted 17 Jan 2003 In force 01 Jul 2005 Instruments 15

Section 66 of the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002 deals with disclosure of information. ] The Director or any other authority specified by him by a general or special order in this behalf may furnish or cause to be furnished to-- (i) any officer, authority or body performing any functions under any law relating to imposition of any tax, duty or cess or to dealings in foreign exchange, The Act came into force on 01 Jul 2005.

1[(1)] The Director or any other authority specified by him by a general or special order in this behalf may furnish or cause to be furnished to--

(i) any officer, authority or body performing any functions under any law relating to imposition of any tax, duty or cess or to dealings in foreign exchange, or prevention of illicit traffic in the narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (61 of 1985); or

(ii) such other officer, authority or body performing functions under any other law as the Central Government may, if in its opinion it is necessary so to do in the public interest, specify, by notification in the Official Gazette, in this behalf, any information received or obtained by such Director or any other authority, specified by him in the performance of their functions under this Act, as may, in the opinion of the Director or the other authority, so specified by him, be necessary for the purpose of the officer, authority or body specified in clause (i) or clause (ii) to perform his or its functions under that law.

2[(2) If the Director or other authority specified under sub-section (1) is of the opinion, on the basis of information or material in his possession, that the provisions of any other law for the time being in force are contravened, then the Director or such other authority shall share the information with the concerned agency for necessary action.]

Section 66, The Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002 (Act 15 of 2003).

Related judgements & precedents

These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.

  1. Directorate of Enforcement v. M/s Prakash Industries Ltd.

    High Court 03 Nov 2025 Persuasive (High Court) LPA 102/2023 & LPA 138/2023; Judgment 03.11.2025 (Anil Kshetarpal & Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar JJ.)

    Court's Decision & Legal Precedent

    DB held s.66(2) information-sharing with predicate agency is a parallel inter-agency obligation, not a condition precedent to provisional attachment under s.5; "shall" mandates sharing once ED forms opinion, but statute fixes no pre-PAO timeline and non-sharing does not void PAO. Single Judge cancellation of PAO for alleged s.66(2) default set aside.

    On this section: s.66 Disclosure of information — s.66(2) sharing is mandatory cooperation duty but not a jurisdictional precondition to attachment/PAO

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Made under this section, and citing it

15 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.

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Questions about Section 66

What have the courts held on Section 66 of the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act?

Directorate of Enforcement v. M/s Prakash Industries Ltd. (03 Nov 2025) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: s.66 Disclosure of information — s.66(2) sharing is mandatory cooperation duty but not a jurisdictional precondition to attachment/PAO.

How do I find court cases under Section 66 of the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Pmla 66, section 66 Pmla, section 66 of the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act. People searching for it also type pmla 66 2 and 66 pmla. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with Directorate of Enforcement v. M/s Prakash Industries Ltd. (03 Nov 2025).

What should I read with Section 66 of the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, and has it changed?

15 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently Notification dated 11-1-2019 under section 66(I)(ii) of PMLA (2019), then Notification dated 08-05-2018 under section 66(I)(ii) of PMLA - National Technical Research Organisation (2018).

When did Section 66 of the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act come into force?

Section 66 of the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, cited as Pmla 66, came into force on 01 Jul 2005, having been enacted on 17 Jan 2003. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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