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DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT v. SYLVANUS KING PETER

Court: Madras High Court

Bench: HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN

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Case summary

Madras High Court judgment dated 2026-04-22. DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT v. SYLVANUS KING PETER. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.

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CRL MP No. 4463 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 22-04-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G. K. ILANTHIRAIYAN CRL MP No. 4463 of 2024 in Crl. O. P. No. 26975 of 2023 Directorate Of Enforcement Chennai Zonal Office-1, Government Of India, 5th And 6th Floor, Bsnl Admn. Building, No. 2, Kushkumar Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai - 600 034. Represented By Its Assistant Director .. Petitioner(s) Vs 1. Sylvanus King Peter S/o. Chelliah Sathayamoorthy, Old No. 44, New No. 39, 47th Street, 9th Avenue, Ashok Nagar, Chennai - 600 083. 2. Anitha Bai Sylvanus King Peter W/o. Sylvanus King Peter, Old No. 44, New No. 39, 47th Street, 9th Avenue, Ashok Nagar, Chennai - 600 083. 3. Sally Melissa D/o. Sylvanus King Peter, Old No. 44, New No. 39, 47th Street, 9th Avenue, Ashok Nagar, Chennai - 600 083. 4. The Inspector Of Police Edf-ii, Team - Ii, Central Crime Branch - 1, Chennai - 600 007. 5. Balasubramaniamsriram S/o. Shri. J. Balasubramaniam, No.

15/8, 1st Floor, Kasturi Estate, 1st Street, Poes Garden, Alwarpet, Chennai - 600 018. .. Respondent(s) __________ Page1 of 4 https://www. mhc. tn. gov. in/judis CRL MP No. 4463 of 2024 Prayer: This petition is filed under section 482 of Cr. P. C to permit the rd petitioner/Proposed 3rd Respondent, to be impleaded as 3 Respondent in Crl. O. P. No. 26975 of 2023 and pass such or other order as this Court may be fit and proper in the interest of Justice. For petitioner :Mr. N. Ramesh SPL PP for ED For Respondents 1 -3 : M/s Jayasudha For Respondent 4 : Mr. K. M. D. Muhilan,APP For Respondent 5 : Mr. V. Prakash, SR counsel for Mr. N. Damodaran ORDER rd This petition is filed to implead the petitioner herein as 3 respondent in Crl. O. P. No. 26975 of 2023. 2. The Crl. O. P. No. 26975 of 2023 was filed to quash the F. I. R in Cr. No. 201 of 2023 on the file of the fourth respondent herein.

Pending investigation th the respondents 1-3 herein and the 5 respondent herein compromised the issue. Since the offence registered in the Cr. No. 201 of 2023 is compoundable in nature and the parties have amicably settled the issue, this Court vide order dated 07. 02. 2024 allowed the above Crl. O. P and quashed the F. I. R. __________ Page2 of 4 https://www. mhc. tn. gov. in/judis CRL MP No. 4463 of 2024 3. After a period of 3 years the petitioner has filed this quash petition to rd implead him as 3 Respondent in the above Crl. O. P. Since the matter has already disposed the question of impleading does not arise and nothing is pending in Crl. O. P. No. 26975 of 2023. That apart the petitioner has no role to th implead him in the F. I. R on the file of the 4 respondent in Cr. No. 201 of 2023. th Since the dispute between the respondents 1 to 3 herein and the 5 respondent are amicably settled and this Court has quashed the F. I.

R this Court does not find any merits in this impleading petition. Accordingly this petition is dismissed. 22-04-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No SMN To. 1. The Inspector Of Police Edf-II, Team - II, Central Crime Branch - 1, Chennai - 600 007. 2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras __________ Page3 of 4 https://www. mhc. tn. gov. in/judis CRL MP No. 4463 of 2024 G. K. ILANTHIRAIYAN, J. smn CRL MP No. 4463 of 2024 in Crl. O. P. No. 26975 of 2023 22-04-2026 __________ Page4 of 4 https://www. mhc. tn. gov. in/judis

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