IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.G. AJITHKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 3RD DAY OF APRIL 2025 / 13TH CHAITHRA, 1947 CRL.L.P. NO.479 OF 2023 (SPECIAL LEAVE TO APPEAL PETITION MEMORANDUM FILED BY CBI AGAINST THE JUDGMENT OF ACQUITTAL DATED 31.12.2015 PASSED IN C.C NO.33 OF 2011 OF SPECIAL COURT, CBI, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM) PETITIONER/COMPLAINANT: STATE/CBI REPRESENTED BY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE CBI SCB THIRUVANANTHAPURAM BY ADVS. SRI.P.CHANDRASEKHARA PILLAI, C.B.I. Sreelal Warriar RESPONDENTS/ACCUSED: 1 K.S.ANIL KUMAR(A1) S/O. K.K. SREEDHARAN SREE SARAS,POOTHOTTA ERNAKULAM-682307 2 K.J. JOSEPH(A2) S/O. JOSEPH KUNNASSERY HOUSE,THIRUVAMPADY PO., NEZHOOR, KOTTAYAM-686001 3 P.N. AJAYAKUMAR (A3) S/O. NARAYANAN AMMU,SURABHI ROAD,EDAPPALLY KOCHI-682024 4 C.P. KANNAN (A4) S/O. P. CHIDAMBARAM NO.20, ARUNA NAGAR, ANNAMALAI STREET PUTHUR, TRICHY.620015 5 R.MARIAPPAN (A5) S/O. LATE RATNAM PILLAI 2025:KER:28422 2 Crl.L.P.No.479 of 2023 NO.1 KRS NAGAR, EDAMALAPATTI, PUTHUR PO., TRICHY 620015 6 K.G. SOWRI RAJAN (A6) S/O. GOPINATH RAJALU,74, RAYTHOPE, SREERANGAM, TRICHY 620015 7 V.C. SHIVAPRASADAM (A7) EXPIRED S/O. LATE CHIDAMBARAM PILLAI, FLAT NO.21, SOSHAIGAR NAGAR, KARUMANDAPOM,TRICHY 620015 8 V.P. FAKRUDEEN (A8) S/O. PARIKUTTI FATHIMA MANZIL, CHANDIROOR PO., CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA 688001 9 P. SUNDARARAMAN (A9) EXPIRED S/O. LATE VASUDEVA IYER, 113/55 EAST AMBIKAPURAM, RAIL NAGAR TRICHY 620015 10 MS. TARGET OVERSEAS EXPORTS PVT. LTD. (A10) REPRESENTED BY KJ JOSEPH (A2) S/O. JOSEPH, KUNNASSERY HOUSE, THIRUVAMPADY PO., NEZHOOR KOTTAYAM 686001 BY ADVS. R.ANIL T.ANIL KUMAR P.M.BINDHUMOL B.RAMAN PILLAI (SR.) A.RAJESH SUJESH MENON V.B. SEENU SADIQUE THOMAS ABRAHAM (NILACKAPPILLIL) VARGHESE C.KURIAKOSE M.VIVEK THIS CRIMINAL LEAVE PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03.04.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 2025:KER:28422 3 Crl.L.P.No.479 of 2023 P.G. AJITHKUMAR, J. ----------------------------------------------------------- Crl.L.P.No.479 of 2023 ----------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 3rd day of April 2025 O R D E R The Central Bureau of Investigation filed this petition under Section 378(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 seeking leave to appeal against judgment dated 31.12.2015 in C.C.No.33 of 2011 on the files of the Court of Special Judge, (SPE-CBI, Thiruvananthapuram). As per the said judgment, all the accused were acquitted. The findings leading to the acquittal are mostly based on interpretation of the oral evidence. After an elaborate consideration of the evidence on record, findings were entered into. When the prosecuting agency assails the findings as incorrect and even against prepositions of law, it is apposite to grant leave to appeal against him. Hence this petition for leave is allowed. Sd/- P.G. AJITHKUMAR JUDGE PV