Dr. Veena Chandra v. State Of Chhattisgarh

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR CRR No. 476 of 2017 • Dr. Veena Chandra W/o Dr. R K Chandra Aged About 56 Years R/o Champa, Police Station And Tahsil Champa, District Janjgir- Champa, Chhattisgarh.

--- Petitioner

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• State of Chhattisgarh through Superintendent of Police, Anti Corruptions Bureau, Raipur, Chhattisgarh. --- Respondent For the applicant :

Mr. T. K. Jha, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Suryakant Mishra, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri Order on Board .07.2017

1. This petition is against the order dated 25.04.2017 passed by the Special Judge (Prevention of Corruption Act), Janjgir Champa whereby the application filed for Supurdnama has been rejected.

2. Learned State Counsel was directed to file specific reply which is placed on record. As per the reply filed by the State, in Crime No.23/2012 the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has seized certain properties from Dr. Rajesh Kumar Chandra Chandra and the said crime was registered u/s 13(1)(E) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. It is contended that some of the properties belonged to the present applicant who is wife of Dr. Rajesh Kumar Chandra and they are running an independent nursing home. In reply, the State has submitted that after enquiry, ACB has prepared the closure report and according to the investigation report, the disproportionate property has not been found from the accused and on 29.07.2016, closure

report being No.4/2016 has been prepared. Learned state Counsel would submit that in view of the same, the ACB will return the articles/goods which were seized and the vehicle which belonged to applicant.

3. In view of the above position, the petitioner may approach ACB within a period of 15 days from today so as to get the seized properties for which she has claimed her ownership.

4. With the above observation, this petition stands disposed off. Sd/- GOUTAM BHADURI JUDGE R a o