Contempt Petition No.2330 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 11.08.2025 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Contempt Petition No.2330 of 2025 M.Devi W/o.Manavalan .... Petitioner .Vs. Rohini The Inspector of Police (Crime) Pallavaram Police Station, Chennai. .... Respondent Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act praying to punish the respondent for the willful disobedience of the order passed in Crl.O.P.No.1929 of 2024 dated 09.02.2024. For Petitioner : Mr.J.N.Naresh Kumar For Respondent : Mr.S.Balaji Government Advocate ***** ORDER This contempt petition has been filed praying to punish the respondents for the wilful disobedience of the orders of this Court made in Crl.O.P.No.1929 of 2024 dated 09.02.2024. 1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Contempt Petition No.2330 of 2025 2. When the matter was taken up for hearing today, Ms.K.Rohini, Inspector of Police (Crime), Pallavaram Police Station, Chennai, was present in person along with the CD file. An affidavit was also filed. The relevant portions in the affidavit are extracted hereunder: 5. I respectfully submitted that after took up the investigation, the then Inspector of Police have examined the defacto complainant and other victims and recorded their u/s.161 Cr.P.C statements. 6. I respectfully submitted that the depositor's details are as follows: S. No. Name of the complaint/ depositors Name of Scheme Installement month Card No. Deposited Amount Documents Received 1 Rangam Sri Athishtam Garden Rs.1000/- 39 months 2084, 2085 39,000/- + 39,000/- Received 2 Kumararaja Sri Shanmuga Nagar Rs.1500/- Sri Mugambigai Nagar Rs.1500/- 38 months 39 months + 43 months 1637, 1638 843, 844 50,000/- + 57,000/- 58,500/- + 64,500/- 3 Kalaiselvan Sri Shanmuga Nagar Rs.1500/- 38 months 1479, 1480 57,000/- + 57,000/- 4 Senthilkumar Sri Shanmuga Nagar Rs.1500/- Sri Shanmuga Nagar Rs.1500/- 38 months 37 months + 38 months 1477, 1478 845, 846 57,000/-+ 57,000/- 55,500/- + 57,000/- 5 Dileep Kumar Sri Shanmuga Nagar Rs.1500/- Sri Athishtam GardenRs.1000/- 38 months 17 months 558 609 57,000/- 17,000/- 6 Devi Sri Shanmuga Nagar Rs.1500/- 33 months 1640, 1627 49,500/- + 49,500/- 2/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Contempt Petition No.2330 of 2025 S. No. Name of the complaint/ depositors Name of Scheme Installement month Card No. Deposited Amount Documents Received 7 Tamilselvi Sri Shanmuga Nagar Rs.1500/- 38 months 533, 537 57,000/- + 57,000/- 8 Kumar Sri Shanmuga Nagar Rs.1500/- 38 months 542, 543 57,000/- + 57,000/- 9 Tamilselvi Sri Athishtam Garden Rs.1000/- Sri Mugambigai Nagar Rs.1500/- Sri Amirtham Garden Rs.1250/- Sri Mugambigai Nagar Rs.1500/- 10 months 45 months 13 months 45 months 682 676 642 700 10,000/- 67,500/- 16,250/- 67,500/- 10 Sornalatha Sri Athishtam Garden Rs.1000/- 24 months + 22 months 631, 2097 24,000/- + 22,000/- 11 Sara Bhai Sri Amirtham Garden Rs.1250/- Sri Athishtam Garden Rs.1000/- Sri Mugambigai Nagar Rs.1500/- 22 months 21 months 12 months 643 631 52 30,000/- 21,000/- 18,000/- 12 Kumari Sachu Sri Shanmuga Nagar Rs.1500/- 37 months 512 57,500/- 13 Elumalai Sri Shanmuga Nagar Rs.1500/- Sri Amirtham Garden Rs.1250/- 37 months 21 months 634 202 55,000/- 26,250/- 14 Sekar Sri Shanmuga Nagar Rs.1500/- Sri Amirtham Garden Rs.1250/- 38 months 21 months 633, 635 201, 203 57,000/- + 57,000/- 26,250/- + 26,250/- 3/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Contempt Petition No.2330 of 2025 S. No. Name of the complaint/ depositors Name of Scheme Installement month Card No. Deposited Amount Documents Received 15 Sakthi Sri Shanmuga Nagar Rs.1500/- Sri Amirtham Garden Rs.1250/- 38 months 21 months 1481 645 57,000/- 26,250/- 16 Kanthasamy Sri Amirtham Garden Rs.1250/- 25 months 646 31,250/- 17 Santhalingam Sri Shanmuga Nagar Rs.1500/- 33 months 1490, 1491, 1492 49,000/- + 49,000 /- + 49,000/- 18 Nagarajan Sri Mugambigai Nagar Rs.1500/- 10 months 438 15,000/- 19 Bhuvaneshwari 33 months 74,250/- 20 Gunaseeli 24 months 64,500/- 21 Malarvizhi 24 months 60,000/- + 10,500/- Total Amount 21,14,750/- 7. I respectfully submitted that then Inspector of Police conduct enquiry and record statements of 21 victims. I joined this Police Station on 12.12.2024. During investigation I came to know since the offence involved is in TNPID Act and expected more number of victims. 8. I respectfully submitted that on 08.07.2025, I had sent requisition letter to the Commissioner of Police, Tambaram City Police, Chennai to transfer the above case in Cr.No.94/2024, U/s.406, 420 IPC r/w.5 of TNPID Act, 1997 to the Economic Offences Wing, Chennai and the same was sent by the Commissioner of Police, Tambaram City to the Director General of Police, Chennai, the Director General of Police, Chennai has issued Memorandum vide Ref.No.11195338/Crime - 1(1)/2025 dated 05.08.2025, said that the total cheated amount involved in the above said case and the proposal to transfer the case does not meet the requirements of the Circular Memorandum in Rc.No.00710/Cr 2(1)/2025, dt. 07.07.2025. The cases 4/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Contempt Petition No.2330 of 2025 having monetary value of 3 Crores and above are to be handled by EOW." 3. This Court also went through the CD file wherein it is seen that Section 161 Cr.P.C. statements of 21 victims have been recorded and it has been ascertained that a total sum of Rs.21,14,750/- has been collected from the depositors and it was not repaid. 4. The investigating officer present before this Court stated that after recording of the Section 161 Cr.P.C. statements, a request was made to the Commissioner of Police for transferring the investigation to the Economic Offences Wing, Chennai. However, it was not transferred on the ground that it does not satisfy the requirement under the Memorandum dated 05.08.2025 which requires a minimum value of Rs.3 crores in order to transfer the case to the Economic Offences Wing. 5. The investigating officer stated that the investigation is almost complete and that the police report will be filed before the concerned Court within a period of four (4) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 5/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Contempt Petition No.2330 of 2025 N.ANAND VENKATESH, J. gm Recording the above, this contempt petition is closed. 11.08.2025 Index:yes/no Neutral citation: yes/no Speaking Order/Non-speaking Order gm Contempt Petition No.2330 of 2025 6/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis