T.Mari v. The Commissioner Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 18.7.2023

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH CRL.O.P.No.5553 of 2023 T.Mari

...Petitioner

Vs 1.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Egmore, Chennai.

2.The Inspector of Police, Organized Crime Branch-II, CBCID, Chennai.

...Respondents

Prayer: Criminal Original petition is filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code seeking to direct the respondent police not to harass the petitioner on guise of enquiry. For Petitioner :

Mr.M.Karthik For Respondents :

Mr.A.Damodaran, Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking to direct the respondent police not to harass the petitioner in the name of 1/4

enquiry.

2.Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondents. 3.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents submits that on the complaint given by the defacto complainant against the petitioner, petition enquiry is pending in C.No.5027/CS1/2022 on the file of the respondent police. 4.The petitioner is directed to co-operate with the police for enquiry and at the time of conducting of the enquiry, the petitioner shall not be harassed by the police. The police cannot call the petitioner on a regular basis in the guise of enquiry without even registering an FIR and the Supreme Court of India in Lalitha Kumari Vs.

Government of Uttar Pradesh [reported in 2013 (6) CTC 353] has enumerated the nature of cases where preliminary enquiry can be conducted and has also restricted the period, for which preliminary enquiry can be conducted.

with law.

5.With the above directions, the Criminal Original Petition is closed.

18.7.2023 Speaking Order : Yes/No Index :Yes/No Internet : Yes/No To 1.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Egmore, Chennai.

2.The Inspector of Police, Organized Crime Branch-II, CBCID, Chennai.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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