In this contempt petition filed for non-compliance of an order to deposit seized articles, the Madras High Court accepted the respondent police officer's explanation that articles were deposited for multiple related crime numbers involving the same accused, noting there were three separate FIRs.
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Cont.P.No.584 of 2023
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 19.07.2023
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE Mr. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN
Cont.P.No.584 of 2023
M/s.ISSGF India Pvt. Ltd., Rep. by its Regional Sales Manager, Deepak Chand, MKVJ, Navaneethammal Towers, 1st Floor, New No.19, Old No.9, Burkit Road, T.Nagar, Chennai – 600 017.
... Petitioner
Vs.
Menaka Inspector of Police, CCB-I, EDF-I, Team-II, Chennai District.
... Respondent
Prayer:- Contempt petition has been filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, praying to punish the respondent for committing contempt of Court by wilfully disobeying the order passed in Crl.O.P.No.22266 of 2022 dated 15.09.2022.
For Petitioner : Mr.Ali Hassan Khan
For Respondents : Mr.S.Sugendran Additional Public Prosecutor
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O R D E R
This Contempt Petition has been filed to punish the respondent for non compliance of the order dated 15.09.2022 passed by this Court in W.P.No.22266 of 2022, thereby directing the respondent to deposit the articles which were seized from the accused persons in Crime No.78 of 2022 before the concerned Judicial Magistrate Court forthwith.
On perusal of status report revealed that the seized articles, in pursuant to the registration of FIR in Crime No.78 of 2022, were deposited before the CCB & CBCID Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Egmore, during the months of August, October and November, 2022 itself. Further the respondent also completed the investigation and filed charge sheet in Crime No.78 of 2022 and the same has been taken cognizance in C.C.No.4472 of 2023. In order to substantiate their status report, they also produce a copy of Form No.91 dated 03.06.2022 viz., the deposit of properties before the CCB & CBCID Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Egmore.
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submitted that this Court specifically directed the respondent to deposit the articles which were seized from the accused persons in Crime No.78 of 2022. However, the respondent now deposited the articles which were seized from the accused in Crime Nos.109 & 112 of 2022.
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to punishment for non-compliance of a prior court order given that the articles were deposited in connection with other related crime numbers containing the same acc
1 provisions across 1 enactments
M/s.ISSGF India Pvt. Ltd.
Menaka Inspector of Police, CCB-I, EDF-I, Team-II, Chennai District
G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN
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