Criminal Practical Legal Drafts

This treatise on the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988 is designed as a one-stop reference for lawyers, investigators, forensic accountants and compliance teams facing benami allegations or conducting proactive asset-mapping. The book opens with statutory foundations and key definitions (benami, beneficial owner, property), then maps the enforcement architecture — detection, inquiry, provisional attachment, adjudication by designated authorities, and appellate review — with timelines and procedural checklists. Core chapters analyse evidence-gathering (bank records, property documents, electronic trails), forensic accounting techniques for tracing beneficial ownership, and tactical petition drafting for attachment and revocation matters. It critically discusses confessional, circumstantial and documentary proof, pitfalls in agency procedure, and common defences including bona fide purchase and lack of mens rea. The treatise also examines coordination with tax, criminal and insolvency processes where overlapping remedies arise, and provides specimen pleadings (attachment, revocation, appeal), flowcharts, and a dossier of landmark authorities. With an emphasis on turning doctrine into courtroom-ready work-product, the book helps practitioners reduce procedural errors, strengthen evidentiary presentation and improve prospects for successful recovery or defence of contested properties.