COMMON ORDER

Both the criminal revisions have been filed by the State against the order of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Cuddalore, whereby, both the respondents were discharged from the case against them in Spl.C.No.2 of 2006. Since both the criminal revisions arise out of the common order passed by the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, they are disposed of by this common order.

2 Pursuant to credible information received by the authorities, a case was registered in Cr.No.7 of 2004 against the respondents for the offence under Sections 13(2) r/w 13(1)(e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 , (in short 'the PC Act') alleging that Mr.M.R.K.Panneerselvam, who is A1, while serving as the Minister for Backward Classes Welfare during the period between 13.05.1996 and 14.05.2001, had acquired and was in possession of pecuniary resources and properties in his name and in the name of his family members far beyond to his known source of income and A2, who is the wife of A1, abetted the first accused to commit the said offence. After completing investigation, charge sheet was laid and the same was taken on file in Spl.C.No.2 of 2006. Pending the above case, the respondents here