Hemamalini v. The Commissioner Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 06.05.2015

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MRS.JUSTICE S.VIMALA Crl.O.P.No.11572 of 2015 Hemamalini ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Commissioner of Police, Chennai City, Vepery, Chennai - 600 007.

2.The Inspector of Police, All Women's Police Station, Vadapalani, Chennai.

... Respondents Prayer:

Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to direct the first respondents to register the complaint dated 05.03.2015 made by the petitioner to him on his file, take up investigation in accordance with law and file his final report within a time frame as may be fixed by this Honourable Court. For Petitioner : Mr.P.Raja For Respondents: Mr.P.Govindarajan Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

This petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., for a direction to the first respondent to register a case for alleged offences, based on the complaint dated 05.03.2015 of the petitioner and to investigate the case.

2.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that pursuant to the complaint, neither any case has been registered nor an investigation has been conducted. Hence, the petitioner has preferred the present petition, seeking a direction to register the case.

3.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that inquiry is conducted to ascertain, as to whether cognizable offence is disclosed or not, and if disclosed the respondent police will register the case following the decision of the Hon'ble Apex Court https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

reported in 2013 (4) Crimes 243 (SC) (Lalitha Kumari Vs. Govt. of U.P. & others).

4.In the light of the above submission made by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, it is hereby directed that if the inquiry discloses commission of any cognizable offence, the second respondent police shall follow the dictum laid down by the Hon'ble Apex Court in Lalitha Kumari Vs. Govt. of U.P. & others reported in 2013 (4) Crimes 243 (SC) and register a case on the complaint of the petitioner investigate thereupon and complete the investigation, as expeditiously as possible, in accordance with law. 5.The Criminal Original Petition is disposed of with the above direction.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar pri To 1.The Commissioner of Police, Chennai City, Vepery, Chennai - 600 007.

2.The Inspector of Police, All Women's Police Station, Vadapalani, Chennai.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras - 600 104.

+ 1 cc to Mr.P.Raja, Advocate SR.24944 SSI(CO) EU 11.05.2015 Crl.O.P.No.11572 of 2015 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/