Dinesh v. Inspector Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 19.07.2023 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH Dinesh ... Petitioner Vs.

1.State represented by Inspector of Police, M-4 Police Station, Thiruvallur.

2.State represented by Commissioner of Police, Avadi Police Station, Chennai - 54.

3.Selvaraj 4.Athi Kesavan 5.Lakshmipathy 6.Govindarajalu 7.Shankar @ Jayashankar 8.Geethalakshmi 9.Kowsalya 10.Nirmala ... Respondents

Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to direct the 1st respondent police to provide adequate protection to the life and liberty of the petitioner.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Suresh For R1 and R2 : Mr.A.Gopinath Government Advocate (Crl. Side)

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking police protection based on the complaint given by the petitioner on 12.12.2022. 2.Learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side), on instructions, submitted that, based on the complaint given by the petitioner, petition enquiry is pending in C.No.1965/COP-Avadi/Visitors/2022 on the file of the respondent Police.

3.The petitioner is directed to co-operate with the Police for enquiry and the respondent Police shall conduct the enquiry keeping in mind the judgment in Lalitha Kumari vs. Government of Uttar Pradesh reported in 2013 (6)

CTC 353. On completion of the enquiry, the respondent Police shall take a decision regarding the further course of action. This process shall be completed by the respondent Police within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order.

4.With the above directions, this Criminal Original Petition is closed. 19.07.2023 mkn To 1.The Commissioner of Police, Avadi Police Station, Chennai - 54.

2.The Inspector of Police, M-4 Police Station, Thiruvallur.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

N. ANAND VENKATESH , J.

mkn 19.07.2023