Madras High CourtCRL OP/13934/2025modified

Venkatesan v. State Rep.By

2025-04-30Honourable Mr Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan5 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 30.04.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN Venkatesan ... Petitioner Vs State rep. by The Additional Superintendent of Police, Economic Offences Wing, Police Training College, Ashok Nagar, Chennai - 600 083.

(Crime No.16 of 2022) ... Respondent Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C./528 of B.N.S.S., to set aside the order dated 04.03.2025 passed in Crl.M.P.No.72 of 2025 in Crl.M.P.No.3156 of 2023 in Crime No.16 of 2022 on the file of the respondent and to relax the condition that the petitioner appear on the first working day of every month before the respondent Police till the receipt of summons from the learned Special Court under TNPID Act, 1997, Chennai imposed on the petitioner in order dated 17.08.2023 passed in Crl.M.P.No.3156 of 2023 in Crime No.16 of 2022 in C.C.No.07 of 2022 on the file of the Special Court under TNPID Act, 1997, Chennai. 1/5

For Petitioner : Mr.J.Raja Rao For Respondent : Mr.K.M.D.Muhilan, Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

O R D E R

This petition is filed to set aside the order dated 04.03.2025 passed in Crl.M.P.No.72 of 2025 in Crl.M.P.No.3156 of 2023 in Crime No.16 of 2022 on the file of the respondent, and to relax the condition that the petitioner appear on the first working day of every month before the respondent police till the receipt of summons from the learned Special Court under the TNPID Act, 1997, Chennai, imposed on the petitioner in the order dated 17.08.2023 passed in Crl.M.P.No.3156 of 2023 in Crime No.16 of 2022 in C.C.No.07 of 2022 on the file of the Special Court under the TNPID Act, 1997, Chennai.

2. Heard the counsel for both sides and perused the materials available on record.

3. Considering the submissions, this Court is inclined to modify 2/5

condition No. 7 imposed in the order dated 17.08.2023 passed in Crl.M.P.No.3156 of 2023 in Crime No.16 of 2022 in C.C.No.07 of 2022 on the file of the Special Court under the TNPID Act, 1997, Chennai, to the effect that the petitioner shall appear before the respondent police station at 10:30 a.m. once in a month. It is made clear that, except for the said modification, the order dated 17.08.2023 shall remain unaltered in all other respects.

4. Accordingly, the Criminal Original Petition is disposed of. 30.04.2025 Index:Yes/No kv To

1. The Additional Superintendent of Police, Economic Offences Wing, Police Training College, Ashok Nagar, Chennai - 600 083.

2. The Special Court under TNPID Act, 1997, Chennai. 3/5

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Chennai.

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G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

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