ORDER

The petitioner / Finance Company has lodged a complaint before the Karur Town Police Station alleging that it had been cheated by an accused who pledged spurious gold to the extent of 418.4 grams, resulting in a loss of Rs.16,80,900/-. Based on the said complaint, a case in Crime No.733 of 2023 was registered on 23.11.2023 for the offences punishable under Sections 406 and 420 IPC . The present petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondent Police to conclude the investigation and file the final report within a stipulated time.

2.When the application came up for hearing on 25.07.2025, a representation was made on behalf of the respondent Police that two witnesses had been examined and that certain documents were sought from the defacto complainant. It was further submitted that the defacto complainant had not co-operated with the investigation and failed to produce the requisite documents, thereby stalling the investigation.

3.The petitioner, on the contrary, alleged that the Police had failed to act upon its complaint. In response, the learned Government Advocate appearing for the Police reiterated that the petitioner had not co-operated. When a specific query