This suo motu criminal revision, under Section 397 /401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter the ‘Cr.P.C’), is directed against a judgment and order dated 20.07.2023 passed by the Principal Sessions Court (Designated Special Court for Trial of Criminal Cases Related to Elected Members of Parliament and Members of Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu), Virudhunagar District at Srivilliputtur (hereinafter the ‘Special Court’) discharging respondents 2 to 4 herein (A1 to A3) from the case in Spl.S.C.19 of 2019.

I. Facts leading up to the Suo Motu Proceedings

2. The facts leading up to the revision have been set out in the order dated 23.08.2023. They run a near perfect parallel with Suo Motu Crl.R.C. No.1481 of 2023, which has been disposed vide a separate order today. A brief summation is as follows:

i.Mr.K.K.S.S.R.Ramachandran was elected to the Tamil Nadu State Legislative Assembly from Sattur constituency in May 2006. Between May 2006 and May 2011, he was a member of the State Cabinet holding the portfolio as the Minister for Health (13.05.2006 to 22.10.2007) and later as Minister for Backward Classes (23.10.2007 to 13.05.2011).

ii.The case of the prosecution is th