Contempt Petition No.02 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 21.01.2025 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA Contempt Petition No.02 of 2025 in Crl.O.P.No.3100 of 2022 N.Seethapathy ... Petitioner Vs. 1. A.Arun, IPS, The Commissioner of Police, Vepery, Chennai-7. 2. Jeevanandham, The Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch, [Economic Offence Wing] Vepery, Chennai-7. (Crime No. 188 of 2015) ... Respondents Prayer: Contempt Petition is filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Court Act, 1971, praying to punish the respondents for wilfully and deliberately disobeying the orders of this Court, dated 15.02.2022 in Crl.O.P.No.3100 of 2022. For Petitioner : Mr.K.N.Pandian For Respondents: Mr.S.Santhosh Government Advocate (Crl.Side) https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Contempt Petition No.02 of 2025 O R D E R The petition has been filed seeking to punish the respondents for wilfully and deliberately disobeying the orders of this court dated 15.02.2022 in Crl.O.P.No.3100 of 2022. 2. It is the case of the petitioner, that the petitioner has filed an application in Crl.O.P.No.3100 of 2022, seeking to a issue a direction for an earlier disposal of the criminal case in C.C.No.584 of 2017, pending on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.1, Alandur, and this court had directed the court to complete the trial as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of six months from the date of a receipt of a copy of the order, contending that the Trial has not been completed, despite the order being passed on 15.02.2022. The petitioner has approached this court by filing this application seeking to take contempt action against the respondents. 3. When the matter is takenup for hearing today, the learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) would submit that this court had directed the learned Judicial Magistrate No-I, Alandur, to split up the case against the absconding third accused and complete the trial in respect of the available accused https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Contempt Petition No.02 of 2025 as expeditiously, preferably six months from the date of receipt of a copy of the order. Subsequently, the Trial Judge has also spilt up the case and the case was taken for trial and the respondents police have properly produced the witnesses and out of 16 witnesses, 8 witnesses have been examined so far, and the case now stands posted on 27.01.2025, for continuation of evidence in respect of the other evidence. He would further submit that the the respondents are not responsible for the delay and the respondents have not committed any contempt as alleged by the petitioner. 4. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) and perused the materials available on record, finding that this court has not given any directions for the respondents to comply and in such circumstances, this court finds that no contempt has been committed by the respondents. In view of the above, this Contempt Petition is closed. 21.01.2025 dsn https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Contempt Petition No.02 of 2025 A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J. dsn To 1. A.Arun, IPS, The Commissioner of Police, Vepery, Chennai-7. 2. Jeevanandham, The Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch, [Economic Offence Wing] Vepery, Chennai-7. 3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras. Contempt Petition No.02 of 2025 21.01.2025 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis