V.R.Sayed Hussain v. The Superintendent Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 05.06.2018

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH CRL.O.P.No.8551 of 2018 V.R.Sayed Hussain .. Petitioner Vs 1.The Superintendent of Police, Vellore District, Vellore.

2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Gudiyatham Sub-Division, Vellore District.

3.The Inspector of Police, Town Police Station, Vellore District - 632 602.

4.R.Kaleem Basha, Manager, NMZ & Co., No.71, Gudiyatham Road, Thuthipet, Ambur, Vellore District - 635 811.

.. Respondents Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., praying to direct the respondents to afford police protection to the petitioner, and the persons working in his provisional store and to their movable and immovable property based on the complaint dated 26.11.2017.

For Petitioner : Mr.J.Prakasam For Respondents : Mr.C.Raghavan, Govt. Advocate for R1 to R3 : Mr.M.Sathishkumar for R4

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the respondents to give police protection based on his complaint dated 26.11.2017.

2.Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner; learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondents 1 to 3 and the learned counsel appearing for the 4th respondent. 3.When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned Government Advocate submitted that on the complaint given by the petitioner herein, a case in crime No.539 of 2017 has been registered against the fourth respondent herein for the offences punishable under Sections 294(b) and 506(ii) of IPC. 4.It is represented that the fourth respondent is none other than brother in-law of the petitioner. In such view of the matter, it is not a fit case, in which police protection can be granted to the petitioner. If there is any threat to the life of the petitioner from the fourth respondent, it is always open to the petitioner to lodge a complaint before the local police station.

With the above observation, this criminal original petition is closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS IX) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar gsp To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Vellore District, Vellore.

2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Gudiyatham Sub-Division, Vellore District.

3.The Inspector of Police, Town Police Station, Vellore District - 632 602.

4.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

CRL.OP.No.8551 of 2018 pa(co) nr 20/06/2018