TMI Blog2021 (1) TMI 1187X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Hon'ble Mr. Justice P.N.Prakash And Hon'ble Mr. Justice V.Sivagnanam For the Petitioners : Mr.Adithya Varadarajan For the Respondent : Mr.R.Sankara Narayanan Additional Solicitor General Assisted by Mr.V.Parivallal Special Public Prosecutor ORDER P.N.PRAKASH, J. This criminal original petition has been filed seeking to quash the complaint in C.C.No.41 of 2016 in E.C.I.R/CEZO/1/2014/APS on the file of the Principal Sessions Court, Chennai (Special Court Constituted under Section 43(1) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002). 2. On intelligence, the Inspector of Police, Katpadi Police Station, conducted a search in the premises of Mohana @ Mohanambal (A2) at No.34, Govindaraj Mudali Street, Thar ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... rned Special Public Prosecutor for Enforcement Directorate/respondent. It is reported that Saravanan (A1) died during the pendency of the case. 7. Mr.Adithya Varadarajan, learned counsel for the accused submitted that there is no nexus between the amounts seized and the alleged criminal activities, inasmuch as, no person had given any complaint in this regard. 8. Mr.R.Sankara Narayanan, learned Additional Solicitor General refuted the above contention and submitted that, initially the case was registered under Section 102 Cr.P.C. and thereafter, when the police received credible information that the accused were involved in criminal activities, the case was altered on 30.05.2015 and the accused were arrested. That apart, learned Addit ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... nths by paying ₹ 1,000/- as rent to Smt.Jamuna. All of the above seized t hings were entirely procured from the illegal money entrusted to me by Sravanan which was generated by him extortion and threatening others. Further, the jewels I had purchased by lending the above illegal money on interest also includes. I collected interest at exorbitant rates than the rate prescribed by banks. I used to collect property documents, blank cheques and promissory notes from the persons to whom I lent money. I used Saravanan and his associates to threaten and collect the interest from the debtors who default and they used to fear and pay exorbitant to my sister Nirmala, her son Saravanan and his above mentioned associates. The amount ₹ 4,04, ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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