Under the PMLA, the offence of money laundering is

Solution

Under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, the offence of money laundering is a distinct offence, but it is connected to and predicated upon the commission of a scheduled offence that generates proceeds of crime. While the money laundering offence is tried separately, often by the same Special Court, its existence depends on the proceeds of crime arising from a scheduled offence. The relationship between the predicate offence and the laundering offence is fundamental to the structure of the Act.