R.Riaz Mohammed v. The Commissioner Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 06.03.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH R.Riaz Mohammed, S/o.Raja Mohammed ... Petitioner Vs.

1. The Commissioner of Police, Vepery, Chennai.

2. The Deputy Commissioner of Police, Arumbakkam, Chennai.

3. The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Arumbakkam, Chennai.

4. The Inspector of Police, Choolaimedu Police Station, Chennai.

5. C.Babu ... Respondents Prayer: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure praying to direct the respondents 3 and 4 to grant police protection to unlock the petitioner premises from limp and life threaten of the fifth respondent.

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For Petitioner : Mr.P.Govindarajan For Respondents : Mr.A.Damodaran Additional Public Prosecutor [R1 to R4] *****

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the respondents 3 and 4 to grant police protection to the petitioner from life threat of the fifth respondent.

2. Heard Mr.P.Govindarajan, learned counsel for petitioner and Mr.A.Damodaran, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of respondents 1 to 4.

3. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for respondents 1 to 4 submitted that on the complaint given by the petitioner, a petition enquiry is pending in CP No.601 of 2024 on the file of the fourth respondent police and a final decision will be taken on the complaint given by the petitioner.

4. The fourth respondent is directed to conduct enquiry in keeping 2/4

with the judgment of the Supreme Court of India in Lalitha Kumari Vs. Government of Uttar Pradesh reported in 2013 (6) CTC 353, wherein the Supreme Court 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. The fourth respondent is also directed to complete the enquiry in the case and take a decision within a period of two (2) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. With the above direction, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of.

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1. The Commissioner of Police, Vepery, Chennai.

2. The Deputy Commissioner of Police, Arumbakkam, Chennai.

3. The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Arumbakkam, Chennai.

4. The Inspector of Police, Choolaimedu Police Station, Chennai.

5.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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