Madras High CourtCRL OP/6087/2024disposed of

B.Kavitha v. The State, Represented By

2024-03-13Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 13.03.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH 1.B.Kavitha 2.N.M.Kamalraj 3.Vijay Vignesh 4.A.B.Sornakumari 5.Ananda Babu .. Petitioners Vs.

The State, Represented by the Inspector of Police, Team IV, EDF - II, Central Crime Branch, Vepery, Chennai.

.. Respondent (Crime No.44/2020) Prayer: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to direct respondent Police to defreeze the Petitioners' bank accounts which were frozen by the respondent Police in connection to the case in Crime No.44 of 2020 on the file of the respondent Police.

For Petitioners :

Mr.P.Rajkumar Pandian For Respondent :

Mr.A.Damodaran Additional Public Prosecutor 1/3

O R D E R

This criminal original petition has been filed for a direction to the respondent Police to de-freeze the Bank Account of the petitioners. 2.Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent. 3.It is seen from the records that the entire proceedings in C.C.No.857 of 2022 on the file of the learned CCB and CBCID Metropolitan Magistrate, Egmore, Chennai, has been quashed by this Court in Crl.O.P.No.10833 of 2023 by order dated 10.04.2023. In view of the same, the freezing of the bank account of the petitioners cannot continue. Hence, there shall be a direction to the respondent to immediately de-freeze the Bank Account of the petitioners. 4.With the above direction, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of.

13.03.2024 krk Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No : Yes / No NOTE: Issue order copy on 14.03.2024.

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N.ANAND VENKATESH, J.

krk To 1.The State, Represented by the Inspector of Police, Team IV, EDF - II, Central Crime Branch, Vepery, Chennai.

2.The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, Chennai.

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