M.Senthil v. The State Rep By Its,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED:25.03.2019

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN Crl.O.P.No.7882 of 2019 M.Senthil ... Petitioner Vs 1.The Superintendent of Police, O/o the Superintendent of Police, Nagappattinam District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Nagappattinam Town Police Station, Nagappattinam District.

... Respondents Prayer:Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to direct the 2nd respondent to provide suitable protection to the petitioner.

For Petitioner : Ms.Greetha Senthilkumar For Respondents: Mr.C.Raghavan Government Advocate [Crl. Side]

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking a direction to the 2nd respondent to provide to the petitioner.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Advocate [Crl. Side] for the respondents and perused all the documents available on record. 3.

It is the case of the petitioner that he is the Proprietor of a Rice mill and to collect the paddy from the open storage points of the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation and after the hulling process, the petitioner is required to deliver the finished product to various godowns belonging to the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation. The petitioner engaged his own lorries for transporting the goods and that is being objected by a lorry cartel operating in the area. Earlier the hulling https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

agents approached this Court by filing direction petition in Crl.O.P.No.24205 of 2018 seeking to direct the 2nd respondent to provide suitable protection to them and the same was ordered accordingly.

4. The grievance of the petitioner is to provide adequate protection to run his business in the area.

5. Considering the facts and circumstance of the case, this Court directs the 2nd respondent police to conduct enquiry on the petitioner's complaint, dated 08.03.2019 submitted by the petitioner with the counterpart and pass appropriate orders on merits and in accordance with law within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6.

With the above direction, the Criminal Original Petition is disposed of accordingly.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar msm To 1.The Superintendent of Police, O/o the Superintendent of Police, Nagappattinam District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Nagappattinam Town Police Station, Nagappattinam District.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1cc to M/S.Greetha Senthilkumar, Advocate Sr.27950 Crl.O.P.No.7882 of 2019 ln[co] srg 22/05/2019 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/