Madras High CourtCRL OP/8522/2022disposed of

K.Sadachi v. The State Rep By

2022-06-17Honourable Mr Justice N. Sathish Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 17.06.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR CRL.O.P.NO.8522 OF 2022 K.Sadachi ... Petitioner .Vs.

The State Rep. by The Inspector of Police, S-6 Shankar Nagar Police Station, Pammal, Chennai.

... Respondent PRAYER:- This Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to direct the respondent to register a case on the complaint dated at 18.03.2022 and investigate into the case. For Petitioner :

Mr.G.Raino Philip For Respondent :

Mr.N.Muthuvel Government Advocate (Criminal Side)

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the respondent to register a case on the complaint dated at 18.03.2022 and investigate into the case.

2. Mr.N.Muthuvel, learned Government Advocate (crl.side) for the respondent 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 respondent police.

3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Advocate (crl.side) for the respondent.

4. The Division Bench of this Court in G.Prabhakaran v. The https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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(CO) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar shk/mvs To 1.

The Inspector of Police, S-6 Shankar Nagar Police Station, Pammal, Chennai.

The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Chennai.

CRL.O.P.NO.8522 OF 2022 PL(CO) PBS/28/06/2022 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/