Raniammal v. The Superintendent Of Police
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 14.06.2022
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR CRL.O.P.NO.7672 OF 2022 Raniammal ... Petitioner .Vs.
1. The Superintendent of Police, Chengleput District, Chengleput.
2. The Inspector of Police, Choonambedu Police Station, Chengleput District.
... Respondents PRAYER:- This Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., praying, to direct the Second Respondent to Register and investigate the complaint of the petitioner dated 23.11.2019 in CSR No.793 of 2019 on the file of Inspector of Police, Choonambedu Police Station, the Second Respondent herein, in accordance with law.
For Petitioner : Mr.R.Sankarasubbu For Respondents : Mr.A.Gokulakrishnan Additional Public Prosecutor
O R D E R
This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the second respondent to register and investigate the complaint of the petitioner dated 23.11.2019 in CSR No.793 of 2019 on the file of the 2nd respondent police.
2. Mr.A.Gokulakrishnan, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondents would submit that based on the complaint
given by the petitioner, enquiry has been conducted and the same is pending on the file of the second respondent police.
3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondents.
4. The Division Bench of this Court in G.Prabhakaran v. The Superintendent of Police, Thanjavur, reported in (2018) 2 LW Crl 489 and the Hon'ble Supreme Court in its latest judgment rendered by a three Judge Bench in M.Subramaniam v. S.Janaki, reported in (2020) 5 CTC 464, after relying upon Sakiri Vasu's Case, has categorically held that the High Court cannot issue any direction for registration of FIR. High Court can intervene only in extraordinary circumstances and rare cases. However, taking note of the fact that the complaint is now pending and not been enquired, the Investigation officer is directed to issue notice to the parties and conduct enquiry as directed by the Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Lalita Kumari Vs. Government of Uttar Pradesh and others [2014 (2) SCC (1)]. If any cognizable offence is made out, the respondent police is bound to register the FIR otherwise they may close the complaint. Such exercise shall be completed within a period of two weeks from today.
5. With the above directions, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of.
Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS VII) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar shk/nr/sha To 1.
The Superintendent of Police, Chengleput District, Chengleput.
2.
The Inspector of Police, Choonambedu Police Station, Chengleput District.
3.
The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Chennai.
+1cc to Mr.R.Sankarasubbu, Advocate, S.R.No.35067 CRL.O.P.NO.7672 OF 2022 RR(CO) PBS/27/06/2022