Ranbir Kumar Singh v. The Inspector Of Police,
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 25.09.2025
CORAM:
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N. SATHISH KUMAR Ranbir Kumar Singh ... Petitioner Vs.
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The Inspector of Police, Bank Fraud Investigation Wing, Central Crime Branch, Vepery, Chennai - 600 007.
R.S.Rajagopal M.K.Hariprasad 4.
R.Suryanarayanan 5.
D.Santhosh 6.
Ramesh Muthuraman ... Respondents PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, to direct the first respondent to comply with the order passed by the learned Metropolitan Magistrate for exclusive trial of cases registered and investigated by CCB Greater Chennai Police, Egmore, Chennai - 08 in Crl.M.P.No.77430 of 2024 by an order dated 08.05.2025 and consequently direct the first respondent to register the FIR in accordance with law. 1/5
For Petitioner : Mr.R.Paramasivam For R1 : Mr.K.M.D.Muhilan Additional Public Prosecutor
O R D E R
The Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking a direction to the first respondent Police to comply with the order passed by the learned Metropolitan Magistrate (for exclusive trial of cases registered and investigated by CCB Greater Chennai Police), Egmore, Chennai, in Crl.M.P.No.77430 of 2024 by an order dated 08.05.2025 Heard both sides and perused the materials available on record.
The petitioner, who is serving a Chief Manager in a nationalized bank, lodged a complaint alleging misappropriation of the bank's loan funds and criminal breach of trust, cheating the bank by forging the title deed. On the petitioner's complaint, the first respondent conducted an enquiry and filed a closure report stating that the dispute was civil in nature. Aggrieved over the same, the petitioner filed a protest petition in Crl.M.P.No.77430 of 2024 before the Metropolitan Magistrate (for 2/5
exclusive trial of cases registered and investigated by CCB Greater Chennai Police), Egmore, Chennai. The said report has not been accepted by the learned Magistrate and he ordered detailed further enquiry on the petitioner's complaint once again since the complaint concerned about public money and directed to file report within three months from 08.05.2025.
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Today, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, on instructions, submitted that pursuant to the order passed by the learned Magistrate, a further enquiry was conducted by the first respondent and a report was filed on 14.07.2025.
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In such view of the matter, the learned Magistrate concerned is directed to apply his mind and take note of the nature of the complaint regarding impersonation, inflation of the report and cheating, etc., consider the report and if not satisfied, he may also order further investigation in this matter.
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Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of with above directions.
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The Metropolitan Magistrate for exclusive trial of cases registered and investigated by CCB Greater Chennai Police, Egmore, Chennai.
The Inspector of Police, Bank Fraud Investigation Wing, Central Crime Branch, Vepery, Chennai - 600 007.
The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.
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N. SATHISH KUMAR , J.
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