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Madras High CourtCRL OP/3381/2023closed

S.M.Manickam v. The Superintendent Of Police,

2023-07-19Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 19.07.2023 CORAM :

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

1.The Superintendent of Police, Dharmapuri District, Dharmapuri.

2.The Inspector of Police, B5 Thoppur Police Station, Thoppur.

3.Settu 4.Palani 5.Angamuthu 6.Sangeetha 7.Amirtham 8.Pushpa ... Respondents Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to direct the 1st and 2nd respondents to give police protection to the petitioner and his family safeguarding them from the respondents 3 to 8 and their men whenever they cause hindrance to access the petitioner's land peacefully based on the representation dated 22.11.2022.

For Petitioner : Mr.D.Ashok Kumar 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 22.11.2022. 2.Learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side), on instructions, submitted that, based on the complaint given by the petitioner, petition enquiry is pending in C.S.R.No.30 of 2023 and based on the complaint given by the private respondents, petition enquiry is pending in C.S.R.No.31 of 2023 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 Superintendent of Police, Dharmapuri District, Dharmapuri.

2.The Inspector of Police, B5 Thoppur Police Station, Thoppur.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

N. ANAND VENKATESH , J.

mkn 19.07.2023