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TMI Blog2024 (4) TMI 332X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... within the permissible limits depending upon the expenses incurred in the previous years and the allegations of any withdrawal from the accounts for purposes other than the salary and institutional expenses, is not correct. The petitions disposed off making the interim order dated 7th April, 2021 absolute, however, with a rider that the petitioners would not only maintain proper and complete statement of accounts but would also get the same audited by a Chartered Accountant and provide quarterly statements of the same to the Investigating Officer or to the Trial Court on regular basis. The pending proceedings before all other forums to continue in accordance with law where it would be open for all the parties concerned to raise all such con ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ve the appropriate forum including the High Court, if so advised. In W.P. No. 13044 of 2019 preferred by respondent no. 3 before the High Court seeking directions for investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation, a counter affidavit was filed by the Deputy Inspector General of Police, CBI, ACB, Hyderabad declining that the CBI had any role in the investigation for reasons mentioned therein. On 21st November, 2020 after more than four years of the registration of the First Information Report, the CID Telangana State froze the accounts of the petitioners. This compelled the petitioners to approach the High Court which rejected the challenge to the freezing of the accounts, thus the present appeal. During the pendency of the present ma ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... uent revelations through investigation, the respondents pleaded that orders may be passed to permit them to file charge sheet or to pass orders entrusting the investigation to CBI. At this stage, we are, therefore, satisfied on the own showing of the respondent-State of Telangana that the order of attachment dated 21st November, 2020 needs to be stayed in so far as salary and institutional expenses are concerned. It is ordered accordingly. The petitioners are directed to maintain proper and complete statement of accounts with regard to the institutional and salary expenses incurred from the concerned accounts frozen by order dated 21st November, 2020, in the meantime. List the matter in the last week of July, 2021. In the meantime, parties ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... the Contempt Petition but considering the aforesaid submissions, we are not inclined to go into that question and leave it open for the investigating agency or the Trial Court monitoring the liberty granted by this Court to the petitioners for utilising their accounts to the limited extent of salary and institutional expenses are concerned. 5. We may note here that Mr. Divan had taken the Court through various documents to show that actually there was no contempt and whatever amount had been withdrawn was within the permissible limits depending upon the expenses incurred in the previous years and the allegations of any withdrawal from the accounts for purposes other than the salary and institutional expenses, is not correct. 6. As already ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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