The charge against A3 and A4 are groundless.

JUDGMENT

(Prayer in Crl.R.C.No.992 of 2021: Criminal Revision is filed under Section 397 r/w 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to set aside the order of the lower Court in Crl.M.P.No.10520 of 2019 in C.C.No.8 of 2019 order dated on 06.10.2021 on the file of Principal Special Judge for CBI Cases (VIII Additional City Civil Court).

In Crl.R.C.No.1032 of 2021: Criminal Revision is filed under Section 397 r/w 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to call for the records in C.C.No.8 of 2019 pending on the file of the Principal Special Judge for CBI Cases (VIII Additional City Civil Court), Chennai and set aside the order dated 06/10/2021 passed in Crl.M.P.No.3284/2021 and discharge accused from C.C.No.08/2019. Crl.R.C.Nos.992, 1032 & 1040 of 2021 and 196 & 396 of 2022

In Crl.R.C.No.1040 of 2021: Criminal Revision is filed under Section 397 r/w 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to set aside the order passed in Crl.M.P.No.129 of 2020 in C.C.No.8 of 2019 by the Principal Special Judge for CBI Case, (VII Addl. City Civil Court) Chennai dt.06-10- 2021 and to allow the Revision petition.

In Crl.R.C.No.196 of 2022: Criminal Revision is filed under Section 309 r/w 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, (a)to call for the records from the lower Court (b)to discharge the petitioner/accused-1 by setting aside the order passed by learned Principal Special Judge for CBI cases, VIII Additional Special Judge for CBI Cases, Chennai in Crl.M.P.No.2565 of 2020 in C.C.No.8 of 2019, dated 6.10.2021 (c)pass any orders as this Court deemed fit and proper in the circumstances listed in this petition and thus render justice.

In Crl.R.C.No.396 of 2022: Criminal Revision is filed under Section 397 r/w 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to call for the records in C.C.No.8/2019 pending on the file of the Principal Special Judge for CBI Cases (VIII Additional City Civil Court), Chennai and set aside the order dated 06/10/2021 passed in Crl.M.P.No.3000 of 2020 and discharge accused from C.C.No.08/2019.)

Common Order:

1. The petitioners herein are A3, A5, A4, A1 & A2 in C.C.No.8 of 2019. During trial in C.C.No.8 of 2019, the petitioners along with A6 have filed Crl.R.C.Nos.992, 1032 & 1040 of 2021 and 196 & 396 of 2022 discharge petitions under Sections 329 and 222 of Cr.P.C., in Crl.M.P.Nos.10520 of 2019, 3284 of 2021, 129 of 2020, 2565 of 2020, 3000 of 2020 and 1540 of 2020 in C.C.No.8 of 2019. The learned Principal Special Judge for CBI Cases (VIII Additional City Civil Court), Chennai/Trial Court, vide order, dated 06.10.2021 dismissed the discharge petitions filed by A1 to A5 and allowed the discharge petition filed by A6.

2. Aggrieved against the order of the Trial Court, dated 06.10.2021, the petitioners A3, A5, A4, A1 & A2 have filed the present Criminal Revision Cases.

3. For the sake of convenience and clarity, the petitioners are referred to as accused, as per their rank, in the charge sheet. Since all the revisions arise out of C.C.No.8 of 2019, this Court decides to dispose of all the petitions by way of Common Order.

4. The allegations against the accused in the charge sheet is as follows:-

(i) A1 was working as Senior Social Security Assistant, Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO), Regional Office, Chennai from April Crl.R.C.Nos.992, 1032 & 1040 of 2021 and 196 & 396 of 2022 2004 to 14.09.2015 and as Section Supervisor from 15.09.2015 to May 2017 and was working in Group 25. A2 is one of the Directors of M/s.SY Consultants Statutory Services Private Limited having office at "Eden Dale", New No.7, Old No.6, Ground Floor, Bishop Waller''s Avenue (E), Mylapore, Chennai. M/s.SY Consultants and Statutory Services is engaged in offering statutory services such as EPF; ESIC, etc. A3 was promoted and posted as Senior Social Security Assistant in April 2004 and as Section Supervisor in September 2015 at Regional Office, Chenna