Enforcement Directorate appealed an acquittal in a PMLA-related complaint case before the Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Hyderabad. In view of dismissal of a prior criminal appeal and the Supreme Court's ruling in Vijay Madanlal Choudhary, the High Court held the appeal had no merit and dismissed it.
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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
IMONDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO: 378 OF 2023
. Criminal-Appeal filed un{el Section 378(4) ot Cr.p.C., against the Judgment dated 18.11.2022 passed in cc.No.3 ot 2014 on the fite 6f tre court 5f tne tvletropolitan Sessions Judge, Hyderabad.
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The Joint Director, Directorate of Enforcqment, Government of lndia, Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue 3rd Floor, shanker Bhavan, Fateh IVlaiden Road, Hyderabad - 500 004.
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...Respondents/Accused Nos.1,2,3,5 & 6
Counsel for the Appellant : Sri V Ram Krishna Reddy (SC for ED)
Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 1,2&4 : Sri. K L B Kumar
Counsel for the Respondent No.3: M/s. GVL Murthy
The Court delivered the following: Judgment
THE HONOURABLESMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA
CRIMINAL APPEALNo.378 of2o23
JUDGMENT:
Aggrieved by theJudgmentdatedId.'11,.2022passed in C.C.No.3 of2Ol4 by the learnedMetropolitan SessionsJudge, Hyderabad, thcpresentCriminal Appeal is filed.
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these developments, the present criminal appeal has no merit and requested the Court to pass suitable orders.
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the ED's criminal appeal against acquittal had merit given dismissal of a prior appeal and the Supreme Court's judgment in Vijay Madanlal Choudhary.
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The Joint Director, Directorate of Enforcement, Government of India
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