ORDER :

The challenge in this Crl.M.C. is against the Annexure-E order passed by the Court of Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge, Kozhikode (hereinafter referred to as the Special Judge) in C.M.P.No.496/2022 in V.C.No.2/2021/SCK. As per the said order, the application submitted by the petitioner herein, the accused in the said crime, under Section 451 of Cr.P.C. to release amounts seized from his residence as part of the investigation conducted by the 2nd respondent in this case was dismissed.

2. The facts which led to the filing of this Crl. M.C are as follows:

The petitioner is a politician and was elected as a member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 2011 and 2016 from the Azheekode constituency. He was also the candidate for the Assembly elections conducted in the year 2021 for the very same constituency. One M.R. Harish filed a complaint before the Court of Special Judge as C.M.P.No.132/2020, alleging that the petitioner had amassed wealth disproportionate to his known and legal sources of income. The Special Judge forwarded the same to the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau Special Cell, Kozhikode, for preliminary enquiry. After a preliminary inquiry, a report was subm