Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976

The respondent society applied for registration under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976, specifying a particular bank branch for receiving foreign contributions. It later received drafts from a foreign donor and deposited them in a different bank branch, failing to intimate the Central Government as requi…

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a criminal case against Arvind Khanna for receiving Rs 9.04 crore from eight foreign entities without prior government permission, alleging violation of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) 1976. The trial court took cognizance under the FCRA 2010, but the CBI…

The Supreme Court examined whether the police could lawfully freeze the bank accounts of Teesta Atul Setalvad, Javed Anand and related trusts under Section 102 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) without prior notice to the account holders. The investigation, stemming from an FIR alleging misappropriation of donation…

The Supreme Court heard a criminal appeal filed by the CBI against Pratap Chandra Reddy challenging a High Court order that had held the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976 (FCRA) applicable to offences also punishable under the Indian Penal Code. The matter was pending before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate,…

The National Council for Civil Liberties (NCL) filed a public‑interest writ petition under Article 32 alleging that the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) and its activists, including Medha Patkar and Rahul Banerjee, had received foreign funds and supplied arms and explosives to obstruct national dam projects. The petition s…