D.Poornima Rangarajan v. The State Rep By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 14.06.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR Crl.O.P.No.3054 of 2022 D.Poornima Rangarajan ... Petitioner Vs.

The state rep by The Inspector of Police, Karamadai Police station, Coimbatore District.

... Respondent PRAYER: This Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to direct the respondent herein to register the case of the petitioner's complaint dated 21.09.2021 in CSR.No.282 of 2021 on the file of the respondent police under appropriate penal provisions of law.

For Petitioner : Mr.J.Pradeep For Respondent : Mr.A.Gokulakrishnan Additional Public Prosecutor.

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the respondent herein to register the case of the petitioner's complaint dated 21.09.2021 in CSR.No.282 of 2021 on the file of the respondent police.

2.

Mr.A.Gokulakrishnan, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent would submit that based on the complaint given by the petitioner, enquiry has been conducted and the same is pending on the file of the respondent police.

3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent.

4. The Division Bench of this Court in G.Prabhakaran v. The Superintendent of Police, Thanjavur, reported in (2018) 2 LW Crl 489 and the Hon'ble Supreme Court in its latest judgment rendered by a three Judge Bench in M.Subramaniam v. S.Janaki, reported in (2020) 5 CTC 464, after relying upon Sakiri Vasu's Case, has categorically held that the High Court cannot issue https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

any direction for registration of FIR. High Court can intervene only in extraordinary circumstances and rare cases. However, taking note of the fact that the complaint is now pending and not been enquired, the Investigation officer is directed to issue notice to the parties and conduct enquiry as directed by the Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Lalita Kumari Vs. Government of Uttar Pradesh and others [2014 (2) SCC (1)]. If any cognizable offence is made out, the respondent police is bound to register the FIR otherwise they may close the complaint. Such exercise shall be completed within a period of two weeks from today.

5. With the above directions, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CO) //True copy// Sub Assistant Registrar nr/shk To 1.The Inspector of Police, Karamadai Police station, Coimbatore District.

2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

+1cc to Mr.J.Pradeep, Advocate SR.No.35074 Crl.O.P.No.3054 of 2022 GPL(CO) GMY(24/06/2022) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/