M.Shanmugam v. The Superintendent Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 27.04.2016

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE V.BHARATHIDASAN Crl.O.P.No.10925 of 2014 M.Shanmugam ... Petitioner Vs.

State by 1.The Superintendent of Police, Coimbatore Rural District, Coimbatore.

2.Inspector of Police, Anti Land Grabbing Cell, Coimbatore, Coimbatore District.

... Respondents Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, praying to direct the second respondent to register the F.I.R. on the complaint given by the petitioner dated 19.03.2014 and to investigate on the complaint of the petitioner in the manner known to law. For Petitioner : Mr.C.Veeraraghavan For Respondents: Mr.C.Ayyapparaj Government Advocate [Criminal Side]

O R D E R

This petition has been filed to direct the second respondent to register a case based on the petitioner's complaint dated 19.03.2014.

2.Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner; learned Government Advocate [Criminal Side] for the respondents and perused the materials placed on record.

3.Learned Government Advocate [Criminal Side] submits that the petitioner sent his complaint to the Superintendent of Police, Coimbatore, whereas the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Anti Land Grabbing Cell, Coimbatore, is the competent authority to enquire into the matter.

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4.Hence, the petitioner is directed to give a copy of the complaint dated 19.03.2014 to the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Anti Land Grabbing Cell, Coimbatore within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and on receipt of the same, the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Anti Land Grabbing Cell, Coimbatore is directed to conduct enquiry and during the course of enquiry, if any cognizable offence is made out, F.I.R. shall be registered, following the decision laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in LALITA KUMARI vs. GOVERNMENT OF UTTARPRADESH AND OTHERS reported in [(2014) 2 SCC 1].

5.With the above direction, this Criminal Original Petition is closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS II) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar To State by 1.The Superintendent of Police, Coimbatore Rural District, Coimbatore.

2.Inspector of Police, Anti Land Grabbing Cell, Coimbatore, Coimbatore District.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Chennai.

4.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Anti Land Grabbing Cell, Coimbatore.

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