Madras HC refuses to interfere with ex-Minister Geetha Jeevan’s acquittal from disproportionate assets case (opens original article in a new tab)

Madras High Court refused to condone a delay in filing a third-party criminal revision petition against the acquittal of former DMK Minister P. Geetha Jeevan and her family in a 2002 disproportionate assets case, stating that third parties cannot challenge acquittals.

• Madras High Court dismissed a petition to condone an 839-day delay in filing a third-party criminal revision against the acquittal of former DMK Minister P. Geetha Jeevan and her family in a 2002 disproportionate assets case.
• The court ruled that a third party cannot file a revision against an acquittal order and emphasized that the trial court's decision was not shown to have legal errors or miscarriage of justice.
• The case involved allegations of disproportionate assets worth ₹2.31 crore, with the DVAC registering the case in 2012 against Geetha Jeevan's father, later adding family members as co-accused.