Madras High CourtCONT P/1917/2016closed

Nandhini v. Mr.Rayappan Easunesan

2016-09-02Honourable Mr Justice P. N. Prakash2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 02.09.2016

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE P.N. PRAKASH Cont. Petition No.1917 of 2016 Nandhini .. Petitioner vs.

Mr. Rayappan Easunesan Inspector of Police Vyasarpadi Police Station Chennai 600 039 .. Respondent Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, seeking to punish the respondent for contempt of Court by wilful disobedience of the order dated 14.10.2015 passed by this Court in Crl.O.P. No.24030 of 2015.

For petitioner Mr. K. Justin Selvakumar For respondent Mr. C. Emalias Addl. Public Prosecutor

ORDER

This contempt petition is filed alleging noncompliance of the order dated 14.10.2015 passed by this Court in Crl.O.P. No.24030 of 2015.

On notice, the alleged contemner/respondent is present. It is seen that in Crl.O.P. No.24030 of 2015, this Court passed the following order on 14.10.2015:

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Recording the submission of the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, the respondent police is directed to conduct enquiry expeditiously and during the course of enquiry, if an cognizable offence is made out, a regular case shall be registered, following the decision laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Lalita Kumari vs. Government of Uttar Pradesh and others reported in (2014) 2 SCC 1."

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The learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that on the complaint given by the petitioner, petition enquiry is pending in CSR No.347 of 2015 and that the petitioner is not cooperating in the enquiry. He further submitted that on the complaint given by one Megala against this petitioner, petition enquiry is pending in CSR No.346 of 2015.

It is seen that this Court has not issued any positive direction in the order dated 14.10.2015 passed in Crl.O.P. No.24030 of 2015 which is said to have been violated. In such view of the matter, it cannot be said that the respondent has violated the order passed by this Court. The petitioner is directed to cooperate in the enquiry by appearing before the respondent police and the respondent police is directed to complete the enquiry in CSR Nos.346 and 347 of 2015 as expeditiously as possible. If the petitioner does not cooperate in the enquiry, it is open to the respondent police to close CSR No.347 of 2015.

With the above directions, this contempt petition is closed. Sd/- JOINT REGISTRAR(OS) cad //Certified to be true copy// Dated at Madras this the day of 2016. COURT OFFICER(O.S.) From 25th Day of September 2008 the Registry is issuing certified copies of the Orders/Judgments/Decrees in this format. SS/CO/15/09/2016 TO 1.The Inspector of Police, Vyasarpadi Police station, Chennai 600 039.

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One CC to Mr.K.Justin Selvakumar, Advocate, Sr.No.11392/2016.