2025:KER:30440 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE KAUSER EDAPPAGATH TUESDAY, THE 8TH DAY OF APRIL 2025 / 18TH CHAITHRA, 1947 TR.P(CRL.) NO. 9 OF 2025 CRIME NO.982/2012 OF ERNAKULAM NORTH POLICE STATION, ERNAKULAM AGAINST CC NO.594 OF 2018 OF ADDITIONAL CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE (E&O),ERNAKULAM PETITIONERS/ACCUSED 2 TO 4: 1 SUMITH GUPTHA AGED 41 YEARS S/O ANIL GUPTHA, H. NO. B/34/8205/12/15, HABOVALKHALAL, LUDHYANA, PUNJAB, PIN - 141005 2 SUNNY GUPTA AGED 39 YEARS S/O ANIL GUPTHA, H. NO. B/34/8205/12/15, HABOVALKHALAL, LUDHYANA, PUNJAB, PIN - 141005 3 RAMANDEEP SINGH AGED 42 YEARS S/O BALBEER SINGH, H. NO. 798, GOSALA ROAD, LUDHYANA ROAD, PUNJAB, PIN - 141008 BY ADV. MILLU DANDAPANI 2025:KER:30440 TR.P.(CRL.) NO.9 OF 2025 2 RESPONDENTS/STATE AND COMPLAINANT: 1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, PIN - 682031 2 FEDERAL BANK LTD. FEDERAL TOWERS. ALUVA REPRESENTED BY CMD/CEO, PIN - 683101 3 SHO ET NORTH POLICE STATION REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, PIN - 682031 BY ADVS. SMT.SREEJA V., SENIOR PUBLIC PROSECUTOR RENJITH B.MARAR LAKSHMI.N.KAIMAL(K/422/2003) P.RAJKUMAR(R-532) KESHAVRAJ NAIR(K/797/2015) BIJU VIGNESWAR(KAR/171/1998) ARUN POOMULLI(D/3696/2015) ABHIRAM.S.(K/3053/2022) GAADHA SURESH(K/817/2015) T.K.BABU(K/539/2013) VISWANATH JAYAN(K/2499/2021) AKHILA RADHAKRISHNAN(K/003380/2024) SARIGA RAMACHANDRAN M.(K/810/2025) AKSHAY SHIBU(K/000212/2025) THIS TRANSFER PETITION (CRIMINAL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08.04.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 2025:KER:30440 TR.P.(CRL.) NO.9 OF 2025 3 ORDER This Transfer Petition has been filed to transfer C. C. No.594/2018 pending on the files of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court (Economic Offences), Ernakulam to the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Ernakulam. 2. I have heard Sri. Millu Dandapani, the learned counsel for the petitioners, Smt. Sreeja V., the learned Senior Public Prosecutor and Sri. Renjith B. Marar, the learned counsel for the 2nd respondent. 3. The petitioners are the accused and the 2nd respondent is the defacto complainant. Altogether 14 cases with identical nature were registered against the petitioners, out of which 11 cases mentioned in paragraph 15 of the Transfer Petition were already transferred to the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Ernakulam pursuant to the direction of the Supreme Court. Since this case is also similar in nature as that of the 11 cases already transferred, 2025:KER:30440 TR.P.(CRL.) NO.9 OF 2025 4 it is just and proper that this is also tried by the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Ernakulam. Moreover, the counsel for the 2nd respondent submitted that he has no objection in ordering transfer. Hence, this Transfer Petition is allowed and C. C. No.594/2018 pending on the files of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court (Economic Offences), Ernakulam is withdrawn and transferred to Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Ernakulam for trial and disposal. Sd/- DR. KAUSER EDAPPAGATH JUDGE BR 2025:KER:30440 TR.P.(CRL.) NO.9 OF 2025 5 APPENDIX OF TR.P(CRL.) 9/2025 PETITIONERS’ ANNEXURES Annexure A THE CERTIFIED COPY OF THE FINAL REPORT IN CRIME NO. 982 OF 2012 PENDING AS CC NO.594 OF 2018 BEFORE THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE COURT (ECONOMIC OFFENCES) ERNAKULAM Annexure B TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 1.3.2016 IN WP (C) NO. 19310 OF 2015 Annexure C TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 12.08.2016 OF THE HON'BLE SUPREME COURT IN SLP (C) NO. 15770 & 15771 OF 2016 Annexure D TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 25.02.2019 OF THE HON'BLE SUPREME COURT IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NOS.353-380 OF 2019 (ARISING OUT OF SLP (CRL.) NOS.5401-5428/2018) RESPONDENTS’ ANNEXURES: NIL