Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018

The Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018 empowers any special court (set up under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002) to confiscate all properties and assets of economic offenders who are charged in offences measuring over INR 100 crores and are evading prosecution by remaining outside the jurisdiction of Indian courts.[1] The bill for the act was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 12 March 2018 and passed on 25 July 2018.[2]

The Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018
Parliament of India
Long title An Act to provide for measures to deter fugitive economic offenders from evading the process of law in India by staying outside the jurisdiction of Indian courts, to preserve the sanctity of the rule of law in India and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Citation	Act No. 17 of 2018
Territorial extent	India
Enacted by	Lok Sabha
Passed	19 July 2018
Enacted by	Rajya Sabha
Passed	25 July 2018
Assented to	31 July 2018
Legislative history
Bill introduced in the Lok Sabha	The Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, 2018
Bill citation	Bill No. 79 of 2018
Bill published on	12 March 2018
Introduced by	Arun Jaitley
Status: In force

The bill has been subject to mixed reception among legal commentators.[3][4]

See also

• List of Acts of the Parliament of India

References

1. "PRS | Bill Track | The Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, 2018". prsindia. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
2. Nair, Remya (25 July 2018). "Bill to help government bring back fugitive economic offenders gets Parliament's nod". Mint. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
3. Sekhri, Abhinav (August 2017). "Running Argument : The flaws in the draft Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill". The Caravan. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
4. Tankha, Vivek (28 July 2018). "Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill: Are we nation of more laws and no action?". Business Standard. Retrieved 21 January 2020.