WP.Nos.5466 & 5470 of 2020
undue favour. It was agreed that Rs.8 lakhs will be delivered by fifth accused,
namely the petitioner in WP.No.5470 of 2020 to the first accused at his place
of stay on afternoon on 10.01.2015. Subsequently, a separate check was
conducted at room No.G6, Chennai Stays, No.8/16 Prema illam, 3rd Cross
Street, Habibullah Road, T.Nagar, Chennai-17. The first and fifth accused
were arrested during the course of transacting Rs.8 lakhs which was seized as
case property. The first accused by abusing his official position and with an
ulterior motive had approved for conducting survey at the business premises of
the first accused knowing fully well that the investigation wing of Income Tax
Department is conducting an investigation into the affairs of the first accused
and waiting for their survey report and the impounded documents and material
objects from the investigation wing of Income Tax Department. The second
and third accused conspired with the fourth accused and asked him to take care
of the survey conducted by the first accused. In pursuance of conspiracy, the
fourth accused made arrangement for the third accused to meet the first
accused on 15.12.2014. Thereafter, the third accused called the fourth accused
and told that the first accused demanded a disclosure of Rs.12 crores and the
same was confirmed by the fifth accused to the fourth accused. He also
informed that the fifth accused also informed to the fourth accused that the first
accused demanded only Rs.8 lakhs not Rs.10 lakhs, for which the fourth
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