JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Criminal Original Petition has been filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to call for the entire records in C.C.No.530 of 2022, pending on the file of learned Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Egmore, Chennai and quash the same.)

1. The petitioner herein arrayed as the 5th accused in C.C.No.530 of 2022 on the file of the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Egmore, Chennai, has filed a petition to quash the case pending against him on the ground that he being a Professional Chartered Accountant won several accolade in the profession, but been maliciously prosecuted in the said case as if he conspired with the other accused to cheat the State Bank of India and other consortium of banks to the tune of Rs.494 crores between the year 2009 and 2016 and thereby, liable to be punished under Section 420 r/w 120 B of IPC.

2. The petitioner claims that he being a renowned Chartered Accountant of the firm M/s Guru and Jana was engaged by the Board of Directors of M/s Nathella Sampath Jewelry Private Limited vide, letter dated 09.06.2017 to conduct audit of the finance status of the company for the past 4 to 5 years extent the same upto 30.06.2017 and assess the app