Meera Dwivedi Vs Superintendent of Police

MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT 13 Dec 2016 Writ Petition No. 19931 of 2016 (2016) 12 MP CK 0002
Bench: Division Bench
Result Published

Judgement Snapshot

Case Number

Writ Petition No. 19931 of 2016

Hon'ble Bench

S.K. Gangele and H.P. Singh, JJ.

Advocates

D.K. Dixit, Learned Counsel, for the Petitioner; Pankaj Dubey, learned Standing Counsel, for the Lokayukta Organization/Respondent

Final Decision

Disposed Off

Judgement Text

Translate:

@JUDGMENTTAG-ORDER

1. Heard.

2. Grievance of the petitioner in this petition is that during raid conducted at the premises of the husband of the petitioner, the investigating

agency/Lokayukta Organization seized currency notes of Rs. 15 lacs from the premises of the husband of the petitioner and Rs. 1 lac from the

bank locker and that amount may be returned back to the petitioner because Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 notes have been banned by the Government.

3. The counsel for Lokayukta Organization has submitted that the organization is willing to deposit the currency notes with the bank in a fixed

deposit and in accordance with decision of the case the Court may order disbursement of the currency.

4. In view of the statement made by the counsel for Lokayukta Organization, it is ordered that the currency notes, which were seized from the

premises of the husband of the petitioner and the bank locker, be deposited in fixed deposit with a nationalized bank before 31st December, 2016

and the amount may be disbursed in accordance with the direction that may be issued by the competent Court of jurisdiction or by the investigating

agency in accordance with the outcome of the investigation.

5. The petition is disposed off accordingly.

6. No order as to costs.

7. C.C. as per rules.

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