P. Radhakrishnan VS State of Kerala Rep. by the Principal Secretary Department of Home

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V.G.ARUN
P. Radhakrishnan – Appellant
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State of Kerala Rep. by the Principal Secretary Department of Home – Respondent

Advocates:
Counsel for the Parties:
In WP(C) No.7641 of 2021(E)
For the Petitioner:Sri. M.T. Sureshkumar, Sri. R. Renjith, Smt. Sreelakshmi Sabu, Shri. Rafeez Nooh, Tushar Mehta (Sr.), S.V. Raju (Sr.) and Zoheb Hossain (Sr.), Advocate
For the Respondent Nos.1 and 2: Sri. Suman Chakravarthy, Senior Govt. Pleader
For the Respondent Nos.1 and 2: Sri. V. Manu, Senior Govt. Pleader
For the Respondent Nos.1 and 2: Sri. P. Narayanan, Senior Govt. Pleader
For the Respondent No.4: T.A. Unnikrishnan, CGC
For the Respondent Nos.4 and 5:Shri. P. Vijayakumar, ASG of India for CBI, Represented by Advocate Sri. Suvin R. Menon
For the Respondent No.4:K.M. Nataraj, Advocate
Other Present: Tushar Mehta, SGI and S.V. Raju (Sr) Asst. SGI for the Petnrs; Harin P. Raval with Sr. GP. Suman Chakravarthy
In WP(C) No.8920 of 2021(L)
For the Petitioner:Sri. M.T. Sureshkumar, Sri. R. Renjith, Smt. Smitha Philipose, Smt. Sreelakshmi Sabu, Shri. Rafeez Nooh, Tushar Mehta (Sr), S.V. Raju (Sr) and Zoheb Hossain (Sr), Advocate
For the Respondent No.4: Sri. Suman Chakravarthy, Senior Govt. Pleader
For the Respondent No.6: T.A. Unnikrishnan, CGC
For the Respondent No.6:K.M. Nataraj, Advocate

JUDGMENT

V.G. Arun, J.—

W.P.(C) No.7641 of 2021

The instant writ petition is filed by the Deputy Director, Enforcement Directorate, Kochi Zonal Office, aggrieved by the registration of Exhibit P1 FIR by the Crime Branch wing of the State Police. The essential facts leading to the writ petition, are as under:

On 06.07.2020, O.R.No.7 of 2020 was registered at the Customs Commissionerate (Preventive), Kochi, consequent to seizure of 30 Kgs of gold worth Rs.14.82 Crores at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport. The seizure was effected while the gold was being smuggled, camouflaging it as diplomatic baggage to the UAE Consulate. During the course of investigation it was revealed that the accused had committed offences under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) also. This resulted in the National Investigation Agency (NIA) registering a case against the very same accused, alleging commission of offences under Sections 17 and 18 of the UAPA. As the investigation progressed further, commission of the offence punishable under Section 4 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) also came to light. Thereupon, ECIR/KCZO0/31/2020 was registered by the Enf

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P. Radhakrishnan – Appellant
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State of Kerala Rep. by the Principal Secretary Department of Home – Respondent