Madras High CourtCRL OP/2893/2024disposed of

M.Kannan v. The Superintendent Of Police

2024-02-13Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 13.02.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH M.Kannan S/o.Manickam ... Petitioner Vs.

1. The Superintendent of Police, Office of the SP, Pollachi Sub-division, Coimbatore.

2. The Inspector of Police, Pollachi West Police Station, Coimbatore District.

3. S.Dharma Raja S/o.Somasundharam

4. M.Dharmaraj S/o.Muthusamy ... Respondents Prayer: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. praying to direct Respondents 1 and 2 to provide adequate police protection to the petitioner, his family, his property and workers. For Petitioner : Mr.Thangavadhana Balakrishnan For Respondents : Mr.A.Damodaran Additional Public Prosecutor [R1&R2] ***** 1/4

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the respondents 1 and 2 to provide adequate police protection to the petitioner.

2. When the matter was taken up for hearing, learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that on the complaint given by the petitioner, an enquiry was conducted in CSR No.393 of 2023 and it was closed on 30.12.2023 and the parties were directed to appear before the civil Court.

3. In the light of the above decision taken by the respondent police, learned counsel for petitioner submitted that the police should not interfere with the civil dispute between the parties.

4. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that the parties were directed to work out their remedy before the civil Court and the police will not interfere with the dispute.

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5. Recording the above submission, it is made clear that the parties shall work out their remedy before the competent civil Court and the police will not interfere.

This Criminal Original Petition is disposed of in the above terms. 13.02.2024 Speaking Order/Non-speaking Order Index :Yes/No gm To

1. The Superintendent of Police, Office of the SP, Pollachi Sub-division, Coimbatore.

2. The Inspector of Police, Pollachi West Police Station, Coimbatore District.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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