Madras High Court
K.Ramkumar vs State Represented By on 16 July, 2026
Author: G.K.Ilanthiraiyan
Bench: G.K.Ilanthiraiyan
Crl.R.C.No.2034 of 2025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Reserved on 09.07.2026
Pronounced on 16.07.2026
CORAM :
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN
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K.Ramkumar,
S/o.Kaliyana Murthy ... Petitioner
Vs.
State Represented by
The Inspector of Police,
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI),
Bank Securities & Fraud Cell (BS &FC),
Chennai. ... Respondent
Prayer: Criminal Revision Petition filed under Sections 438 and 442 of
the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and under Sections 397
and 401 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, to set aside the order
dated 08.09.2025 passed by the XI Additional Special Judge for CBI
Cases relating to Banking and Financial Institutions, Chennai in
Crl.M.P.No.1570 of 2025 in C.C.No.2 of 2003, and allow the Petition
filed under Section 309 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and
Section 346 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
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For Petitioner : Mr.C.Manishankar
Senior Counsel
for Mrs.L.Maithili
For Respondent : Mr.B.Mohan
Special Public Prosecutor (CBI)
ORDER
This Criminal Revision Petition has been filed, challenging the
order passed in Crl.M.P.No.1510 of 2025 in C.C.No.02 of 2003 dated
08.09.2025 on the XI Additional Special Judge for CBI Cases, Chennai
thereby dismissing the Petition filed to stop the trial till the compliance of
the request to supply all the documents.
2. The Petitioner is arrayed as A3 in C.C.No.02 of 2003 and is
facing charges for the offences under Section 120B read with Sections
409, 420, 467, 468 and 471 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and under
Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption
Act, 1988 with substantive offences thereof.
3. While pending trial, the Petitioner filed an application to stop
the trial till the compliance of the following requirements:-
(i) non-supply of mahazar showing list of
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(ii) non-supply of the complete set of documents
and the statements of witnesses in the possession
of IO and filed along with the Final Report;
(iii) non-supply of documents summoned pursuant
to Section 91 application filed by the Petitioner.
(iv) non-participation of the Official Liquidator in
the trial despite specific directions of this
Court in this regard.
4. The said application was dismissed by the Trial Court and
aggrieved by the same, the Petitioner is before this Court by filing the
present Criminal Revision Case.
5. On perusal of the records and the submissions made by the
learned Counsels for both the sides, it is revealed that the charges were
framed in the year 2011, though the Final Report was filed in the year
2003 and was taken cognizance by the Trial Court.
6. So far, the Trial Court had examined PW1 to PW24 and marked
Ex.P1 to Ex.P219.
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7. The Petitioner is arrayed as A3 and he was an employee of the
M/s.Fidelity Industries Limited. At the stage of summoning the other
witnesses, the Petitioner filed a Petition under Section 91 of the Code of
Criminal Procedure, 1973 that he was not served with all documents as
was contemplated under Section 207 of the Code of Criminal Procedure,
1973. The Petitioner/A3 had kept silent all along these years and when
the trial was at its fag end, he had come forward with this Criminal
Revision Case.
8. In fact, the Petitioner/A3 had engaged the same counsel for 22
years and thereafter he changed his counsel. When the new counsel
came on record, he filed a Petition that too at the fag end of the trial in
order to protract the trial, though the Trial Court had ordered to produce
certain documents in Crl.M.P.No.4519 of 2013 vide dated 20.09.2013.
Thereafter, the Trial Court proceeded with the trial and the accused had
cross-examined all the prosecution witnesses. Therefore, non-production
of documents does not vitiate the entire proceedings.
9. The Petitioner/A3 has also failed to explain that the non-
production of those records caused any real prejudice. However, as per
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the records submitted by the Official Liquidator in Crl.O.P.No.29515 of
2025, the following documents are available with the Official
Liquidator:-
S.No. Details of Documents
1. Statement of Affairs made by M/s.Fidelity Industries
Limited as per Section 454 of the Companies Act, 1956
2. Report of the Official Liquidator pertaining to
M/s.Fidelity Industries Limited (In Liqn) as per Section
455 of the Companies Act, 1956
3. Form No.18 dated 16.09.1998
4. Balance Sheet as on 30.09.2000
5. Form No.32
6. Form No.8 and Particulars of charge created by S.B.I
7. Form No.8 and Particulars of charge created by Apple
Finance Credit Corporation Limited
8. Form No.8 and Particulars of charge created by Apple
Credit Corporation Limited
9. Form No.8 and Particulars of charge created by LIC
Housing Finance Limited
10. Form No.8 and Particulars of charge created by United
Western Bank Limited
11. Form No.8 and Particulars of charge created by
Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Limited
12. Form No.8 and Particulars of charge created by Times
Bank Limited
13. Form No.8 and Particulars of charge created by Punjab
and Sind Bank Limited
14. Form No.8 by Indian Bank
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15. Form No.8 by Industrial Investment Bank of India
16. Form No.8 by Allahabad Bank
17. Form No.8 by UTI Bank
10. Apart from the above documents, the Official Liquidator had
also stated that on verification from the documents available in the
Godown, the following records were found available in the possession of
the Official Liquidator:-
Sl.No. Name of the Document Period Available with
OL (Number
of pages)
1. Punjab & Sind Bank 1996 to 2001 Voluminous
Statement and Advice
File (Correspondence
File)
2. Share Holder — 18 pages
Correspondence File
3. Banker Meetings — 42 pages
Minutes File
4. Cash Voucher File — 66 pages
5. Stock Statement 1999 30 pages
6. Un-Audited Results File 1999-2000 55 pages
7. Trial Balance File 1999 30 pages
8. Factory Invoice File 1998-1999 239 pages
9. Bank Statement File 1998-1999 43 pages
10. Factory Weekly — 60 pages
Meeting File
11. DTA Invoice File — 107 pages
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12. CST Sale Invoice File 1993-1994 60 pages
13. Debit Note File 2001 32 pages
14. KVB Correspondence 1999 45 pages
File
15. Agreement File — 40 pages
16. Form No.20 File 2000 10 pages
17. Statistics File — 70 pages
18. Invoice File 1998 157 pages
19. General Ledger File – — 76 pages
Vijaya Bank
20. Un-Audited Results File 1996-1997 70 pages
21. TDS not Deducted 1994-1995 203 pages
Register
22. Committee Meeting 1994-1995 55 pages
Register
23. Cash Day Book 1995 109 pages
24. Cash Book Register 1998-1999 57 pages
25. Cash Payment Voucher March-1999 53 pages
26. Cheque Payment 1998-1999 40 pages
Voucher
27. Journal Voucher 2000 89 pages
28. Expenditure Invoice 1998-1999 60 pages
Book
29. Statutory Register 1995-1996 43 pages
30. Bank Payment 1998 50 pages
Voucher-IB
31. Cheque Voucher Book 1990 15 pages
32. Cash Voucher Book 1997 70 pages
33. PBS (Old Book 1994 48 pages
Purchase Bill)
34. Cheque Payment 1997 107 pages
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35. Purchase Journal Book 1997 57 pages
36. Cheque Voucher Book 1990 47 pages
37. Cash Voucher Book 1997 59 pages
38. Bank Payment 2000 69 pages
Voucher-UBI/MDU
39. General Ledger 1998-1999 200 pages
40. PS-Imports Book 1999 41 pages
41. Cash Voucher Book 1995 52 pages
42. Cash Payment Voucher 1998 47 pages
43. Cash Payment Voucher 1996 106 pages
44. Cash Payment Voucher 1998 57 pages
45. Cash Payment Voucher 1996 110 pages
46. Purchase Bill Book 1998 157 pages
47. Cash Voucher Book 2000 64 pages
48. Cheque Payment 1996-1997 76 pages
Voucher Vijaya Bank
49. Cheque payment 1996 40 pages
Voucher
50. Cash Payment Voucher 2000 82 pages
51. General Ledger 1996 to 2001 Voluminous
52. Bank Day Book 1998 Voluminous
11. In view of the above, the Official Liquidator is directed to
produce the copy of available documents sought for by the Petitioner
before the Trial Court within a period of two weeks from the date of
receipt of a copy of this order.
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12. On receipt of the same, the Trial Court is directed to furnish
those documents sought for by the Petitioner and forthwith proceed with
the trial.
13. With the above directions, this Criminal Revision Case is
disposed of. Connected Criminal Miscellaneous Petition is closed.
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Neutral Citation: Yes / No
arb
To:
1.The XI Additional Special Judge for CBI Cases,
Court of XI Additional Special Judge for CBI Cases,
Chennai.
2.The Inspector of Police,
State of Tamil Nadu,
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI),
Bank Securities & Fraud Cell (BS &FC),
Chennai.
3.The Public Prosecutor,
High Court of Madras,
Chennai-600 104.
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G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.
arb
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