Division Bench of Justice SS Sundar and Justice Sunder Mohan on 22.12.23 issued notice to Mr Martin and others High Court entertains the challenge to the Closure of the Illegal lottery money case against Martin and orders notice. [12/24, 06:40] sekarreporter1: For ed asg ARL Sundaresan argued For State APP Muniyapparaj

[12/24, 06:40] sekarreporter1: High Court entertains the challenge to the Closure of the Illegal lottery money case against Martin and orders notice.
[12/24, 06:40] sekarreporter1: For ed asg ARL Sundaresan argued
[12/24, 06:41] sekarreporter1: For State APP Muniyapparaj
[12/24, 06:41] sekarreporter1: In the petition filed by ED in the High Court challenging the Closure, State supported Martin and others and opposed the petition. The Division Bench held prima facile the closure of the case was not correct and the case requires further detailed hearing and ordered notice to Martin and 3 other accused by order dated 21.12.23
[12/24, 06:41] sekarreporter1: Division Bench of Justice SS Sundar and Justice Sunder Mohan on 22.12.23 issued notice to Mr Martin and others in a petition filed by ED against the order of the Metropolitan Magidtrate closing the Criminal case against him in the case of Recovery of Rs 7 crores cash and creation of false evidence. After the seizure of cash of Rs 7,20,00,500/- Seven crores, twenty lakhs and five hundred in the house of one Nagarajan by the State Police on 12.3.2012 he stated the amount was the sale proceeds of other state lottery tickets illegally printed and sold by Martin and Moorthy. Later an unregistered sale agreement dated 1.3.2012 was submitted as if the amount was paid by Martin and his wife to Nagarajan in cash as advance sale consideration. But it was found out that the Stamp paper itself was sold by the Treasury only on 9.3.2012 and hence the accused were guilty of Fabrication of false evidence to give false explanation for the seized cash. The Supreme Court held prima facile case was made out to investigate the case. ED had also registered the case against the accused for the proceeds of crime arising out of the crime. However the State Police suddenly filed a closure report as if there was no evidence to proceed in the case and the Magistrate accepted the closure report. On account of this ED case was set aside by Supreme Court giving liberty to ED to challenge the closure.