IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 20-02-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M. NIRMAL KUMAR S.Muralidharan S/o S.R.Srinivasan ..Petitioner(s)

Vs.

1. The State Rep By The Inspector of Police CBI/BS and FC, No.36, Bellary Road, Ganganagar, Bangalore

2. K.Siddareddy DGM, State Bank of India, Commercial Branch, No.1443 Trichy Road Coimbatore.

..Respondent(s)

Prayer: The Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of the BNSS, 2023, seeking a direction to the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court, Coimbatore, to complete the trial and dispose of the Criminal Case in C.C.No.13 of 2018 within the time limit prescribed by this Court.

For Petitioner(s): Mr.A.Sam Arul Prasath For Respondent(s): Mr.K.Srinivasan Special Public Prosecutor - R1 ORDER Furtherance, to the order passed by this Court on 11.02.2026 as extracted below:

“ The petitioner / A4, who is facing trial in C.C.No.13 of 2018 for offence under Section 420 of I.P.C., filed this petition, seeking a direction for speedy disposal of the case.

2.The contention of the petitioner is that the petitioner has been appearing before the trial Court for almost seven (7) years and there is no substantial progress in the case. For the