Madras High CourtCRL OP/7220/2023disposed of

Bharath v. The Deputy Superintendent Of Police

2023-04-03Honourable Mr Justice G. Chandrasekharan4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 03.04.2023

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.CHANDRASEKHARAN Bharath ...

Petitioner vs The State represented by The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Economic Offences Wing (EOW II), Police training college, Ashok Nagar, Chennai - 600 083.

Crime No.16 of 2022.

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Respondent Prayer : Criminal Original Petition has been filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, directing respondent police to conduct further investigation in Crime.No.16 of 2022 for the purpose collecting additional materials and find out and examining the victims and file further report in C.C.No.7 of 2022 pending on the file of the Special Judge No.1, TNPID Court, Chennai.

For Petitioner ... Mr.V.Parthiban For Respondent ... Mr.S.Santhosh Government Advocate (crl.side)

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed for directing respondent police to conduct further investigation in Crime.No.16 of 2022 for the purpose collecting additional materials, find out and examine the victims and file further report in C.C.No.7 of 2022 pending on the file of the Special Judge No.1, TNPID Court, Chennai.

2. It is the submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner that First Information Report in Crime No.16 of 2022 for the offences under Sections 420, 120B of IPC and 5 of Tamil Nadu Protection of Interest of Depositors (In Financial Establishment) Act, 1997 and 3, 5, 21(1), 21(2), 21(3), 23 and 25 of the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019 (BUDS Act), was registered, on the basis of the complaint given by one Kumar against LNS International Financial Services Limited. It is his further submission that petitioner is one of the investors and had invested to the tune of Rs.2.205 crores. His name is not shown as witness and he was not even enquired by the respondent police. Therefore, he filed this petition for further investigation of the case in Crime No.16 of 2022.

3. In response, learned Government Advocate (Criminal side) submitted that, respondent initiated the process for further investigation by filing a memo, seeking permission for further investigation of this case.

4. In the light of the submission made by the learned Government Advocate (Criminal side) that, respondent has already initiated the process for further investigation of the case in Crime No.16 of 2022, there is no need to pass orders in this petition. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of.

03.04.2023 Index: Yes/No Internet: Yes/No Speaking/Non speaking order gd

G.CHANDRASEKHARAN, J.

gd To 1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Economic Offences Wing (EOW II), Police training college, Ashok Nagar, Chennai - 600 083.

2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

03.04.2023