HC moved against discharge of ex-MLA in wealth case

Madras High Court has issued notice to former MLA C Gnanasekaran of Vellore on a revision petition by Vigilance and Anti-Corruption challenging a lower court order discharging him and his wife in a Rs 3.15 crore disproportionate wealth case.
When the revision petition filed by the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Vellore, came up for hearing, Justice P Devadoss ordered notice to the Tamil Maanila Congress leader and his wife.
According to the prosecution, Gnanasekaran had allegedly acquired properties in his name and that of his wife worth about Rs 3,15,07,577 when he was the MLA of Vellore constituency from May 13, 2006 to May 14, 2011.

It was alleged by the prosecution that Gnanasekaran committed offence punishable under the Prevention of Corruption Act and it filed a case against them in the special court in Vellore.
The court, however, allowed the discharge petitions filed by Gnanasekharan and his wife on February 29 last.
Challenging this, the DVAC moved the present petition. It submitted that the trial court failed to consider the fact that there were more than sufficient materials available on records produced by it to proceed with the framing of charges.
The petition urged the court to set aside the order of trial court discharging the accused from the case.