Senthil v. State By,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 19.07.2023 CORAM :

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

1.State by The Inspector of Police, Kalasapakkam Police Station, Thiruvannamalai District.

2.Arunachalam 3.Perumal 4.Gajendran ... Respondents [Respondents 2 to 4 are impleaded as per order dated 19.04.2023 in Crl.M.P.No.4868 of 2023 in Crl.O.P.No.4101 of 2023] Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to direct the respondents Police to provide police protection based on the complaint given by the petitioner in CSR No.590 of 2022 dated 07.12.2022 for cultivating on his agricultural land in Survey No.18/20, Patta No.415, Vadapulithiyur Village, Naidumangalam Post, Thiruvannamalai Taluk & District.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Silambuselvan For R1 : 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 07.12.2022. 2.Learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side), on instructions, submitted that, based on the complaint given by the petitioner, petition enquiry is pending in C.S.R.No.590 of 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 Inspector of Police, Kalasapakkam Police Station, Thiruvannamalai District.

2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

N. ANAND VENKATESH , J.

mkn 19.07.2023