CRL OP No. 18537 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 17-07-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY CRL OP No. 18537 of 2026 H.Jayavignesh ..Petitioner(s) Vs 1. The State rep. by, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Economic Offences Wing-II, Head Quarters, II Floor, Police Training College, Ashok Nagar, Chennai - 600083. Crime No.11/2024 2. The State, rep. by, The Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch II, Chennai. Crime No.56 of 2024 ..Respondent(s) Prayer: This Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, praying to direct the respondent police to deposit the Mobile Phone viz., Apple I-Phone 13 pro Max, 256 GB, Blue colour, more fully described in the schedule to the petition, to the Trial Court to enable the Petitioner to pursue his remedy before the Special Court for TNPID cases, Chennai and pass such further orders as this Honble Court may deem fit and proper circumstance of the case and thus render justice. For Petitioner(s): Mr.Prakash Goklaney for M/s.Q.Rubina For Respondent(s): Mr.R.Rajasekaran, Government Advocate (Crl. Side) for R1 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 18537 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 4 ORDER The Criminal Original Petition is filed aggrieved by the action that the petitioner’s cellphone was seized, and two years have gone by. When the petitioner filed application for return of the cellphone, the same was not returned and it is stated that it was forwarded to the Forensic Expert. Therefore, the petitioner has approached this Court. 2. Per contra, the learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) submitted that the petitioner is an accused in serious offences under Section 5 of the TNPID Act and it is just necessary that all the contact details and every information in the mobile phone be analysed and extracted in detail by the Expert. It is further stated that the mobile phone was originally forwarded to Judicial Magistrate No.I, Poonamallee, and from there it was sent for analysis. 3. Be that as it may, the prayer of the petitioner is also returned on the ground that the property has not reached the Special Court. Therefore, let the process of extracting the data be completed at the earliest, and the respondent shall take such steps to follow up the matter, and the mobile phone shall reach the Special Court as expeditiously as possible. A copy of this order shall also be placed before the appropriate Expert and the Expert shall give preference to the https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 18537 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 4 mobile phone of the petitioner, in any event within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a web copy of this order, the mobile phone shall reach the Special Court. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition stands disposed of. 17-07-2026 Neutral Citation: No PVS To 1. The Special Court for TNPID cases, Chennai 2. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Economic Offences Wing-II, Head Quarters, II Floor, Police Training College, Ashok Nagar, Chennai - 600083. Crime No.11/2024 3. The Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch II, Chennai. Crime No.56 of 2024 4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 18537 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 4 D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J. PVS CRL OP No. 18537 of 2026 17-07-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis