Crl.O.P.No.18684 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 03.07.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.VELMURUGAN Crl.O.P.No.18684 of 2025 S.Baraneetharan ... Petitioner Vs. The State Rep.by Deputy Superintendent of Police, Economic Offence Wing-II, Ashok Nagar, Chennai – 600 083, Crime No.11 of 2017. ... Respondent Prayer: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 BNSS, 2023, to direct the respondent Police to complete the investigation in Crime No.11 of 2017 dated 28.10.2017 within a time frame and file final report before the Special Judge, TNPID Court, Chennai. For Petitioner : Mr.M.Pradeep Kumar For Respondent : Mr.S.Vinoth Kumar Government Advocate (Crl.Side) 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.18684 of 2025 O R D E R The Criminal Original Petition is filed seeking a direction to the respondent-Police to complete the investigation in Crime No.11 of 2017 dated 28.10.2017 and file final report before the Special Judge, TNPID Court, Chennai, within a time frame that may be fixed by this Court. 2. Admittedly, the petitioner is the de-facto complainant, on whose complaint, the respondent-Police had registered a case in Crime No.11 of 2017 for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 409 and 420 IPC and Section 5 of the Tamil Nadu Protection of Interests of Depositors (in Financial Establishments) Act, 1997 on 28.10.2017, but charge- sheet/final report is not yet filed till date. 3. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent-Police to expedite the investigation in Crime No.11 of 2017 and file a final report as expeditiously as possible, preferably, within a 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.18684 of 2025 period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, failing which, stringent action would be taken. 03.07.2025 Index : Yes/No Neutral Citation Case : Yes/No Speaking Order : Yes/No ms To 1. The Special Judge, TNPID Court, Chennai. 2. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Economic Offence Wing-II, Ashok Nagar, Chennai – 600 083. 3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.18684 of 2025 P.VELMURUGAN, J ms Crl.O.P.No.18684 of 2025 03.07.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis