O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN, J.)

This is a petition presented under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita , 2023, (hereinafter referred to as ' BNSS '). This petition seeks the following prayer:

“to call for the entire records pertaining to the impugned order dated 17.03.2025 passed in C.C.No.9 of 2023 pending on the file of Principal Sessions Judge, cum Special Court constituted under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act , Chennai, pertaining to taking cognizance of the supplementary complaint in the absence of sanction under Section 197 CrPC/218 of BNSS and without affording an opportunity of being heard before taking cognizance under Section 223 (1)of the and set aside the same.”

Facts leading to the case

2.The petitioner was appointed as an Assistant Engineer in the State Transport Corporation in 1987. Progressively, he secured promotion to several higher posts. In or about the year 2015, the petitioner was working as Deputy Manager in Metropolitan Transport Corporation, Chennai. During that time, recruitment process commenced for several posts like Reserve Crew Drivers, Reserve Crew Conductors, Junior Tradesmen (JTM), Junior Ass