W.P.Crl.No.1380 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 16.06.2026 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN WP.Crl.No.1380 of 2025 S.S.Gunasekar ... Petitioner Vs. 1.State Represented by The Commissioner of Police, Vepery, Chennai. 2.The Additional Commissioner of Police, (CCB) Office of the Additional Commissioner of Police, Vepery, Chennai. 3.The Inspector of Police (Forgery Wing), Central Crime Branch, Vepery, Chennai. ... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition(Crl.) filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India praying to issue a WRIT OF MANDAMUS directing the 1st and 2nd respondents to appoint any other competent police official as investigation officer to conduct investigation by considering the petitioner’s complaint dt. 20.03.2025 and 10.10.2025 pending on the file of the 3rd respondent police. For Petitioner : Mr.M.Velmurugan for Mr.S.Shankar https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Crl.No.1380 of 2025 For Respondents : Mr.R.Ganesh Kumar, Counsel for Government of Tamil Nadu (Criminal Side) ORDER This writ petition has been filed for direction to the 1st and 2nd respondents to appoint any other competent police official as investigation officer to conduct investigation by considering the petitioner’s complaint dt. 20.03.2025 and 10.10.2025 pending on the file of the 3rd respondent police. 2. On instruction, the learned Counsel for Government of Tamil Nadu (Criminal Side) appearing for respondents submitted that on receipt of the complaint of the petitioner, it was forwarded to the third respondent. Subsequently, the said complaint was forwarded to the file of the Inspector of Police, H3 Tondiarpet Police Station, Chennai. 3. In view of the above submission, the Inspector of Police, H3 Tondiarpet Police Station, Chennai is directed to conduct enquiry on the complaint lodged by the petitioner and to dispose of the said complaint on merits and in accordance with law within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Crl.No.1380 of 2025 4. With the above direction, this writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. 16.06.2026 Index : Yes/No Neutral citation : Yes/No Speaking/non-speaking order lok https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Crl.No.1380 of 2025 G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J. lok To 1.State Represented by The Commissioner of Police, Vepery, Chennai. 2.The Additional Commissioner of Police, (CCB) Office of the Additional Commissioner of Police, Vepery, Chennai. 3.The Inspector of Police (Forgery Wing), Central Crime Branch, Vepery, Chennai. 4.The Inspector of Police, H3 Tondiarpet Police Station, Chennai 5.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras WP . Crl. No. 1380 of 202 5 16.06.2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis