ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed as against the distress warrant issued by the learned II Additional District Judge (CBI Cases), Madurai, in R.C.No.4(S) of 1994 on the file of the Inspector of Police, CBI/SCB/Chennai, which was tried in C.C.No.4 of 1998. The distress warrant is a warrant to levy a fine by attachment of property and sale.

2. The petitioner was found guilty in C.C.No.4 of 1998 by the learned II Additional District Judge (CBI Cases), Madurai, by its Judgment dated 27.12.2002 and he was convicted and sentenced as follows:

(i) for the offence under Sections 120-B r/w. 420, 467, 468, 471 and

381 IPC, to undergo 5 years rigorous imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs.10,000/- and in default, to undergo rigorous imprisonment for six months.

(ii) for the offence under Section 420 IPC, to undergo 5 years rigorous imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs.2,00,000/- and in default, to undergo one year rigorous imprisonment.

3. Apart from that, the petitioner was also tried in C.C