ORDER

The petitioner is the accused in S.C. No. 1/2024 on the file of the Court of the Special Judge for PMLA Cases (SPE/CBI-III), Ernakulam (‘Special Court’, for short), which has arisen from ECIR No. KCZ/08/2015, alleging the commission of the offences punishable under Sections 3 and 4 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (‘PMLA Act’, for short).

2. The petitioner’s case is that, he is also an accused in C.C. No. 4 of 2019 on the file of the Court of the Enquiry Commissioner & Special Judge (Vigilance), Muvattupuzha (‘Vigilance Court’, for short), which is registered against him for allegedly committing the offences under Sections 13 (1)(e) read with Section 13 (1) (d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 4 20 of the Indian Penal Code . By Annexure 4 order dated 06.11.2019, the Vigilance Court had enlarged the petitioner on bail on executing a bond for Rs. 50,000/- with two solvent sureties each for a like sum. On the basis of the