IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 02-04-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN Crl.O.P.No. 3019 of 2023 and Crl.M.P.No.1806 of 2023 Ms.Smitha Ramachandran S/o. Ramachandran, Z-107 Flat No.74c,5th Avenue, Annanagar,Chennai - 600 040 ..Petitioner Vs The Assistant Registrar of Companies Tamilnadu,Chennai Having Office at Shastri Bhavan, No.26,Haddows Road, Chennai - 600 006 ..Respondent Prayer: Criminal Original Petition has been filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. to call for the records in E.O.C.C.No.90 of 2019 on the file of the Additional Metropolitan Magistrate, Economic offences Court, Egmore, Chennai and to quash the same.

For Petitioner: Mr.M.Murthy For Respondent: Court Notice not yet returned either served or unserved for sole respondent

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the proceedings in E.O.C.C.No.90 of 2019 pending on the file of the learned Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Economic Offences Court, Egmore, Chennai.

2. The case of the prosecution is that, upon examination of the records of the accused company, it was found that the Auditor, in his report on the financial statements for the year ended 31.03.2016