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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
A. BADHARUDEEN
Susan Thomas, W/o M.V. Uthuppu – Appellant
Versus
State Of Kerala – Respondent
ORDER :
A. BADHARUDEEN, J.
The 3rd accused in S.C. No.542/2020 on the Special Court (CBI), Ernakulam, has filed this Criminal Miscellaneous Case, under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking to set aside the common order dated 22.7.2022 in Crl.M.P. Nos. 6 and 405 of 2021 in the above case and to remove the 3rd accused as the representative of the 1st accused company.
2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Directorate of Enforcement (ED). Perused the documents and decisions placed by the learned counsel for the petitioner.
3. In this matter, the prosecution case is that, the 1st accused, M/s. Al Zarafa Travels and Manpower Consultations is a private limited company and the 1st and 2nd accused are Managing Director and Director of the company respectively. The 1st accused company was involved in recruitment of manpower. Initially, the 2nd accused was controlling the affairs of the company. Later, he made his wife, the 2nd accused, as the Director of the Company and made one Renny Eapen, who was an employee of the Company, as a second Director and withdrew his Directorship from the Company. During the
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