2024 INSC 1012
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Non-Reportable
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
Criminal Appeal No. of 2024
(@ SLP (Crl.) No. 10736 of 2022)
Karan Talwar
…Appellant(s)
Versus
The State of Tamil Nadu
…Respondent(s)
J U D G M E N T
C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J.
Leave granted.
1. This appeal by Special Leave is directed against
the order dated 14.09.2022 passed by the High Court of
Madras in CRLRC No.1258 of 2022 filed against the order
dated 26.07.2022 passed by the learned Additional
District Judge-Special Court under Essential
Commodities Act Cases, Coimbatore (for short, the
“ADJ”) in CMP No.586 of 2020 under Section 227 of the
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short, the
“Cr.P.C.”) to discharge him from CC No.43 of 2020. As
per the order dated 26.07.2022 the application for
discharge filed by the appellant viz., accused No.13, in
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CC No.43 of 2020, was dismissed and as per the
impugned order, the Revision Petition filed against the
same was also dismissed.
2. The case of the prosecution in short is as follows: -
Accused No.1 owns 10 acres of coconut grove
where he runs a resort in the name and style “Agrinest”
(without approval from the Government). Accused No.2
manages the same along with others like accused Nos.3
and 15. Accused Nos.11 and 12 arranged for conducting
a music fest in the said resort and also...