The Assistant Director v. Justin Devadoss @ David

CRL OP NO. 28128 of 2023

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 05-08-2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V. LAKSHMINARAYANAN CRL OP NO. 28128 of 2023 in Crl.A.Sr.No.27301 of 2023 The Assistant Director Director Of Enforcement, Government Of India, Ministry Of Finance, Department Of Revenue, No.84, Greams Road, Chennai 600 006 Petitioner(s) Vs Justin Devadoss @ David S/O D.Isaac, Plot No.21, 4th Street, Krishna Nagar, Near Teachers Colony, Kolathur, Chennai 600099 and 3 Others Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s): Mr.S.Sasikumar For Respondent(s):

Mr.D.Dayalan for R1 to R3 Mr.B.Rajkumar Ashok Singh for R4

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble M.S.Ramesh J.) This petition has been filed to grant special leave to the petitioner to file a criminal appeal against the judgement dated 16.12.2022 made in C.C.No.57 of 2016 on the file of the IX Additional Special Court for CBI Cases, Chennai acquitting the accused herein under Section 235(1) Cr.P.C. for the offences under Section 3 and 4 of PMLA. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

2. This Court is convinced with the reasons assigned in the affidavit filed in support of the petition. Therefore, this petition stands allowed.

3. Registry is directed to number the above Criminal Appeal, if it is otherwise in order and post the same in usual course.

(M.S.RAMESH J.) (V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN J.) 05-08-2025 Anu https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis