D.Aravarasan v. The Deputy Director

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 17.04.2024

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.RAJASEKAR 1.D.Aravarasan 2.Rathakrishnan 3.S.Prithviraj 4.A.Mathivanan 5.Saranya ... Petitioners -vs1.The Deputy Director Directorate of Enforcement Thabalthanthi Nagar Main Road Thabalthanthi Nagar P and T Nagar Madurai, Tamilnadu-625 017 2.The Superintendent of Police Ramanathapuram 3.The Superintendent of Police Madurai

4.Inspector of Police Economic Offence Wing Virudhunagar 5.Inspector of Police Economic Offence Wing Madurai 6.The Inspector of Police District Crime Branch Ramanathapuram 7.Balaji 8.Naga Nandhini 9.Subramani 10.Bala Vignesh 11.Pounraj 12.Karthikeyan 13.Muthumari ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Section 48 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to direct the first respondent or to the appropriate Central Government Agency to conduct investigation in Crime No.5 of 2023, on the file of the fourth respondent Police and complaints pending before the respondents 2, 3, 5 and 6, on the said case, as it involves serious white collar crime involving diversion of money as Crypto Currency which involves international transactions and affairs.

For Petitioners :

Mr.V.R.Shanmuganathan For Respondents :

Mr.A.Thiruvadi Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor for R2 to R6

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J.] Prayer in this criminal original petition is to direct the first respondent or any other appropriate Central Government Agency to conduct investigation in Crime No.5 of 2023, on the file of the fourth respondent - Police and on the complaints pending before the respondents 2, 3, 5 and 6, as it relate to serious white collar crime involving diversion of money as Crypto Currency, which involves international transactions and affairs.

2. Today, when the matter was taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners have also filed an application before this Court seeking transfer of investigation to the Central Bureau of Investigation and the same is pending disposal and thereby, he seeks permission of this Court to withdraw this criminal original petition and he has also made an endorsement to that effect.

3. In view of the endorsement so made, this criminal original petition is dismissed as withdrawn.

[A.D.J.C., J.] [K.R.S., J.] 17.04.2024 NCC :

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1.The Deputy Director, Directorate of Enforcement, Thabalthanthi Nagar Main Road, Thabalthanthi Nagar, P and T Nagar, Madurai, Tamilnadu-625 017.

2.The Superintendent of Police, Ramanathapuram.

3.The Superintendent of Police, Madurai.

4.Inspector of Police, Economic Offence Wing, Virudhunagar.

5.Inspector of Police, Economic Offence Wing, Madurai.

6.The Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Ramanathapuram.

7.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J.

AND K.RAJASEKAR, J.

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