Since the issue involved in all these Criminal Original Petitions as well as Contempt Petitions relates to the same subject matter, all these petitions are taken up together for final disposal by way of this common order.

2. Brief facts, which are necessary for disposal, can be stated as under:

2.1. One Tmt.T.Subbulakshmi is the petitioner in Crl.O.P.Nos.10260 & 10261 of 2014 and Cont.P.Nos.571 & 573 of 2014 and her daughter Tmt.T.Yamini is the petitioner in Crl.O.P.No.10262 of 2014 and Cont.P.No.572 of 2014.

2.2. The Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch, has registered cases against the petitioners in Crime Nos.154, 233 and 315 of 2012 for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468 and 471 r/w 120-B IPC.

2.3. The prosecution case is that a property situated at Old No.189, New No.51, Sholinganallur village, 'The Sea Shore Town', Tambaram taluk, Kancheepuram District, S.No.12/1 and 12/2 as per Patta S.No.12/356, Plot NO.297 measuring an extent of 12,000 sq.ft. originally belonged to one Chokkalinga Mudaliar. From the said Chokkalinga Mudaliar, the said property was purchased by one Mr.Mahendra Kumar N.Kampani and his wife Mrs. Malini Mahendra Kumar N.Kamapani vide sale deed dated 25.02.1967 registered as Document No.881/1967. The said Mrs. Malini Mahendra Kumar N.Kampani died on 07.02.1980 and Mr. Mahendra Kumar N.Kampani died on 26.08.1997. After their demise, one Dhanalakshmi, relative of the petitioners herein, created a forged power of attorney dated 12.04.2007 along with eleven other persons and executed a sale deed in favour of the petitioner Subbulakshmi on 17.05.2007 and the petitioner Subbulakshmi executed a settlement deed dated 22.04.2008 in favour of one Mrs. Yuba T.Reichard, who in turn executed a Power of Attorney in favour of T.Yamini, the petitioner in Crl.O.P.No.10262 of 2014. Thus, the petitioners involved in the land grabbing and had been depositing the income that they were deriving from the said property in the bank accounts.

2.4. Pursuant to the registration of the FIR against the petitioners, Tmt.Subbulakshmi was arrested on 25.10.2012 and remanded to judicial custody and subsequently, she was released on bail. Tmt.Yamini, the petitioner in Crl.O.P.No.10262 of 2014 in Crime No.315 of 2012, obtained anticipatory bail from this Court. The petitioner, Tmt.Subbulakshmi is maintaining a savings account with Indian Bank, Thiruvanmiyur Branch, Chennai vide S.B.A/c.No. 443503512 and she is also maintaining a savings bank account with the Indian Overseas Bank, Valmiki Nagar Branch, Chennai, vide S.B.A/c.No.14720100002821. The petitioner T.Yamini is maintaining savings bank account with the Indian Bank, Thiruvanmiyur Branch, Chennai vide Savings Bank Account No.443519920. The Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch, Egmore, Chennai sent a written request to the above said banks dated 27.10.2012, to freeze the accounts of the petitioners since they had been depositing the income derived from the property, which, according to the prosecution was acquired by the petitioners pursuant to the commission of offence. Thereafter, pursuant to the said written request, respective banks freezed the respective bank accounts of the petitioners.

3. Challenging the same, earlier, the petitioners have filed Crl.O.P.Nos.13103, 13104 and 13105 of 2013 on the ground that the seizure of the property is not in accordance with the provisions under Section 102 of Cr.P.C. and that every Police Officer acting under Sub Section (1) to Section 102, shall forthwith report the seizure to the Magistrate having jurisdiction where the property was seized. On the other hand, it was argued on behalf of the prosecution that as per Section 102(3) of Cr.P.C. only such of those properties seized from the accused, if it cannot be conveniently transported to the Court or if there is difficulty in securing the proper accommodation for the custody of such property or the continued retention of the property in police custody ma