Madras High CourtCONT P/961/2022closed

C.Kalyanasundaram v. Mr.Shankar Jiwal,

2022-09-23Honourable Mr Justice M. Nirmal Kumar4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 23.09.2022

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR Contempt Petition No.961 of 2022 C.Kalyanasundaram ... Petitioner vs.

1.Shankar Jiwal Commissioner of Police, Commissionerate, Vepery, Chennai - 3.

2.M.Meena Priya, The Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch, Police Commissionerate, Vepery, Chennai - 3.

... Respondents Prayer: Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of Contempt of Courts Act to punish the respondents for committed willful disobedience of the order of this Court made in Crl.O.P.No.1727/2022 dated 01.02.2022. For Petitioner : Mr.P.Vijendran For Respondents : Mr.L.Baskaran Government Advocate (Crl. Side)

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The Contempt Petition has been filed seeking to punish the respondents for committing willful disobedience of the order of this Court made in Crl.O.P.No.1727/2022 dated 01.02.2022.

2. Mrs.V.Mahalakshmi, Inspector of Police, Anti Land Grabbing Special Cell, Avadi, Chennai-54 is present before this Court.

3. The petitioner had earlier filed Crl.O.P.No.1727 of 2022 seeking a direction to the respondent therein/second respondent herein to register the F.I.R. on his complaint dated 15.12.2021. This Court, finding that the primafacie case has been made out, on 01.02.2022, passed the order directing the second respondent herein to register the F.I.R. and conduct investigation on the complaint of the petitioner dated 15.12.2021. Thereafter, no action has been taken. The petitioner had sent pre-contempt notice to the respondents on 07.03.2022 and 12.03.2022, respectively and the same were not responded to. Hence, this contempt petition.

4. Learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) appearing for the Page No.2 of 4

respondents submitted that on 27.08.2022, a case in Crime No.24 of 2022 for the offence punishable under Sections 406 and 420 I.P.C. was registered against five persons, namely, Rajendiran, Viknesh, Karthika, Karthik and Chandhan. Investigation already commenced and without delay the investigation would be completed preferably within a period of three months.

5. Recording the said submission, this Contempt Petition is closed. 23.09.2022 Index : Yes/No Internet : Yes/No rsi Page No.3 of 4

M.NIRMAL KUMAR, J.

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