The Deputy Director v. P.Vijayan

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 13.06.2025 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN and Crl.M.P.No.5758 of 2025 The Deputy Director Directorate of Enforcement Chennai Zonal Office 5th & 6th Floor, BSNL Administrative Building No.2, Kush Kumar Road Nungambakkam Chennai 600 034 ... Petitioner Vs.

1.Dr.P.Vijayan S/o.Late V.Perumal 2.V.Anitha W/o.Dr.P.Vijayan 3.The Deputy Superintendent of Police Central Bureau of Investigation Anti-Corruption Bureau Chennai ... Respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023 r/w Section 482

of the Cr.P.C, to set aside the order dated 28.10.2024 in Crl.M.P.No.25014 of 2024 in C.C.No.37 of 2015, passed by the learned Principal Judge, Chennai.

For Petitioner : Mr.AR.L.Sundaresan, ASG Assisted by Mr.Rajnish Pathiyil For Respondents : Mr.A.Balamurugan - R1 & R2 Mr.B.Mohan, Spl.P.P.(CBI) - R3

ORDER

M.S.RAMESH, J.

V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN, J.

We do not find any infirmity or illegality in the finding of the Principal Court of Sessions, Chennai, holding that U/s.44(1)(c) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, the application under the provision has to be filed before the Court which takes cognizance of the scheduled offence, and thereby rejecting the petition. As such, we endorse the finding of the Principal Court of Sessions, Chennai, that the applications ought to have been filed before the XIII Additional C.B.I Court, Chennai, which had taken cognizance of the scheduled offence. 2.This Criminal Original Petition stands dismissed accordingly.

Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. [M.S.R, J.] [V.L.N, J.] 13.06.2025 kas Index: Yes/No To.

1.The Principal Sessions Judge Chennai 2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police Central Bureau of Investigation Anti-Corruption Bureau Chennai 3.The Public Prosecutor High Court of Madras Chennai 600 104 M.S.RAMESH, J.

V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN, J.

kas and Crl.M.P.No.5758 of 2025 13.06.2025