JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Criminal Revision Case filed under Section 397 read with Section 401 Cr.P.C. to call for the records pertaining to the case pending in Crl.M.P.No.4826 of 2020 in C.C.No.61 of 2016 pending on the file of the Principal Special Judge for CBI cases VIII Additional City Civil Court, Chennai (designated court for trial of PMLA cases) and to set aside the order dated 23.6.2022 passed therein and allow the same.)

S. Vaidyanathan, J. & A.D. Jagadish Chandira, J.

The Criminal Revision Case has been filed seeking to set aside the order passed by the Principal Special Judge for CBI Cases, VIII Additional City Civil Court, Chennai (designated court for trial of PMLA cases) dated 23.6.2022 in Crl.M.P.No.4826 of 2020 in C.C.No.61 of 2016, dismissing the petition filed for discharge filed under Section 227 of Cr.P.C.

2. Brief facts of the case are as under:-

i) The petitioner is arrayed as A6 in the complaint filed by the respondent in C.C.No.61 of 2016 for offences of money laundering under Section 3 of the Prevention of Money Launder Act, 2002 (in short PML Act) punishable under Section 4 thereof.

ii) Initially, based on a complaint lodged by one B.Sure