JUDGMENT

(Common Prayer: Criminal Revision Petitions filed under Sections 397 r/w. 401 of CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE , to set aside the order passed in Crl.M.P.No/2564 of 2020, Cr.M.P.No.6927 of 2019 and Cr.M.P.No.7326 of 2018 in C.C.No.10 of 2018 dated 07.02.2022 passed by learned Principal Special Judge for CBI Cases, VIII Additional City Civil Court, Chennai and discharge the petitioners.)

Common Order:

1. The petitioners M.Thangavel/A1, P.Vijayalakshmi/A2 and M.Marichamy/A3 in C.C.No.10 of 2018 pending on the file of the learned Principal Special Judge for CBI Cases, VIII Additional City Civil Court, Chennai challenging the dismissal of discharge petitions in Crl.M.P.No/2564 of 2020, Cr.M.P.No.6927 of 2019 and Cr.M.P.No.7326 of 2018 by a common order dated 07.02.2022, filed the above revision petitions.

2. Since the defence and grounds raised by the petitioners are similar, a common order is being passed. For the sake of convenience and clarity, the petitioners are referred to as per their rankings in the Calendar Case.

3. A case in RC MA1 2016 A 0048 was registered by the CBI/ACB, Chennai on 27.12.2016 against A1 and A2 for the offence under Section 109 IPC and Section 13 (2) read