AHANTHEM BIMOL SINGH
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) – Appellant
Versus
Mayanglambam (N) Naorem (O) Manimacha Devi – Respondent
JUDGMENT
1. Heard Mr. W. Darakishwor, learned senior panel counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr. K. Pradip, learned counsel appearing for the respondents. The present Criminal Revision Petitions have been filed under Section 397 read with Section 401 of the Cr.P.C. with the prayer for quashing and setting aside the impugned Zima order dated 20.09.2021 passed by the learned Special Judge, Imphal West in Cril. Misc. (Z) Case No. 7 of 2021 and Cril. Misc. (Z) Case No. 8 of 2021. As the present two revision petitions are connected and arose out of the FIR No. R.C. 0212020A0006 P.S./C.B.I (ACB), Imphal u/s 13(2) r/w 13 (1) (b) P.C. Act, 1988 (as amended), the same is being disposed of by this common order.
2. The facts of the present cases in a nutshell are that the petitioner (CBI) registered a case under FIR No. R.C. 0212020A0006 P.S./CBI (ACB), Imphal u/s 13(2) r/w 13 (1) (b) of the P.C. Act, 1988, (as amended) on 14.11.2020 against one Shri Naorem Budhichandra Singh, the respondent in Cril. Rev. Petn. No. 20 of 2021, for alleged possession of properties disproportionate to his known source of income. Thereafter, on 16.12.2020, the petitioner (CBI) conducted a search operation a
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