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Benadict Shajakkan v. The District Superintendent Of Police

2023-07-19Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 19.07.2023 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH Benadict Shajakkan ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The District Superintendent of Police, District Superintendent of Police Office, Cuddalore District.

2.The District Deputy Superintendent of Police, Deputy Superintendent of Police Office, Sethyathoppu, Cuddalore District.

3.The Inspector of Police, Kattumannar Koil Police Station, Kattumannar Kovil, Cuddalore District.

4.M.Venkatesan ... Respondents Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to direct the respondent Police to give protection to the petitioner and his family members for constructing fency work in the petitioner's property in R.S.No.31/1-3.94 cents situated at Udyar Kudi Village, Kattumannar Koil, Cuddalore District.

For Petitioner : Mr.A.Murthy For R1 to R3 : 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 12.02.2023. 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.178 of 2023, apart from Current Papers SPC.No.24/Petition/SDOJ/23, dated 21.02.2023, and DSPC.No.47/General/SDOJ/2023, dated 03.03.2023. 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 District Superintendent of Police, District Superintendent of Police Office, Cuddalore District.

2.The District Deputy Superintendent of Police, Deputy Superintendent of Police Office, Sethyathoppu, Cuddalore District.

3.The Inspector of Police, Kattumannar Koil Police Station, Kattumannar Kovil, Cuddalore District.

4.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

N. ANAND VENKATESH , J.

mkn 19.07.2023