Advocates:
['M/S S SASIKUMAR', 'HASAN MOHAMED JINNAH', '', 'PUBLIC PROSECUTOR', 'TO ASSIST THIS COURT']

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

RESERVED ON:

17.03.2022

PRONOUNCED ON:

30.03.2022

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH

AND

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.A.NAKKIRAN

CRL.O.P.NOS.5725 TO 5727 OF 2022

Karthik Dasari

Deputy Director

Directorate of Enforcement

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Revenue

IV Floor, Shastri Bhavan

No.26, Haddows Road

Chennai 600 006

... Petitioner in all the Crl.O.Ps.

vs.

The State by

the Inspector of Police

Central Crime Branch

Chennai

(Cr. Nos.344 of 2018)

... Respondent in Crl.O.P.No.5725 of 2022

The State by

the Inspector of Police

Central Crime Branch

Chennai

(Cr. Nos.441 of 2015)

... Respondent in Crl.O.P.No.5726 of 2022

The State by

the Inspector of Police

Central Crime Branch

Chennai

(Cr. Nos.298 of 2017)

... Respondent in Crl.O.P. No.5727 of 2022

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Prayer in Crl.O.P.No.5725 of 2022:

Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C.

seeking to call for the records in Crl.M.P. No.20053 of 2021 in

connection with C.C.No.25 of 2021 on the file of the Additional

Special Court for trial of criminal cases relating to MPs and

MLAs, Singaravelar Maaligai, Chennai, dated 09.11.2021 and set

aside the same for the purpose of a fair investigation and

direct the Assistant Sessions Judge, Additional Special Court

for Trial of Criminal Cases relating to MPs and MLAs,

Singaravelar Maaligai, Chennai to furnish the remaining unmarked

documents in C.C. No.25 of 2021 for aiding the investigation

under the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002, by the

petitioner.

Prayer in Crl.O.P.No.5726 of 2022:

Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C.

seeking to call for the records in Crl.M.P. No.20055 of 2021 in

connection with C.C.No.24 of 2021 on the file of the Additional

Special Court for trial of criminal cases relating to MPs and

MLAs, Singaravelar Maaligai, Chennai, dated 09.11.2021 and set

aside the same for the purpose of a fair investigation and

direct the Assistant Sessions Judge, Additional Special Court

for Trial of Criminal Cases relating to MPs and MLAs,

Singaravelar Maaligai, Chennai, to furnish the remaining

unmarked documents in C.C. No.24 of 2021 for aiding the

investigation under the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act,

2002, by the petitioner.

Prayer in Crl.O.P.No.5727 of 2022:

Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C.

seeking to call for the records in Crl.M.P. No.20054 of 2021 in

connection with C.C.No.19 of 2020 on the file of the Additional

Special Court for trial of criminal cases relating to MPs and

MLAs, Singaravelar Maaligai, Chennai, dated 09.11.2021 and set

aside the same for the purpose of a fair investigation and

direct the Assistant Sessions Judge, Additional Special Court

for Trial of Criminal Cases relating to MPs and MLAs,

Singaravelar Maaligai, Chennai, to furnish the remaining

unmarked documents in C.C. No.19 of 2020 for aiding the

investigation under the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act,

2002, by the petitioner.

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For petitioner :

Mr.R.Sankaranaryanan,

in all cases

Addl. Sol. Gen.

assisted by

Mr.S.Sasikumar

Special Public Prosecutor

(Enf. Directorate)

Amicus Curiae

:

Mr.Hasan Mohamed Jinnah

Public Prosecutor

COMMON ORDER

P.N.PRAKASH, J.

In view of commonality of the issue involved, the instant

three criminal original petitions are considered and decided by

this common order.

2.

One Senthil Balaji was the Transport Minister in the

AIADMK Government headed by late Selvi J. Jayalalithaa sometime

during 2011-2015 and there were lot of complaints against him,

in that, it was alleged that he had received huge amounts as

bribe from various persons for appointing them as Conductors and

Drivers in the Transport Corporations. In connection with these

allegations, three FIRs were r