K.K.Purushothaman v. The State Of Tamil Nadu Rep.By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 18.07.2016

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH Crl.OP.No.14813 of 2016 K.K.Purushothaman ... Petitioner Vs 1.The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by Commissioner of Police, Central Crime Branch, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008.

2.The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by Inspector of Police, T-1 Police Station, Ambattur, Chennai - 600 053.

... Respondents Prayer:- Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. to direct the second respondent police to register the complaint dated 24.05.2016 made by the petitioner and take up further investigation in accordance with law and to file a final report within a time frame as may be fixed by this Court.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Subbiah For Respondents : Mr.C.Emalias Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the second respondent Police to register a case on the complaint dated 24.05.2016, given by the petitioner and to investigate the same and file a final report.

2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents.

3. When the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that property in question belonged to one Chelladurai Pandian and that he had let out the property to the petitioner for running a hotel. The petitioner in turn had sublet the property to one https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

Srinivasan, who is running a hotel and that the said Srinivasan has now started paying the amount directly to the original owner Chelladurai Pandian, and hence the petitioner has come up with the present complaint.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the said Srinivasan is not a sub-tenant under the petitioner, but the petitioner has only permitted him to manage the affairs. Be that as it may, in a dispute of this nature, no positive direction can be given to the second respondentPolice to register an FIR, as these are matters to be decided by the Civil Court.

Hence, this Criminal Original Petition is closed with liberty to the petitioner to work out his remedy in the manner known to law.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CCC) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar ds To 1.The Commissioner of Police, Central Crime Branch, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008.

2.The Inspector of Police, T-1 Police Station, Ambattur, Chennai - 600 053.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Chennai.

+1cc to Mr.S. Subbiah, Advocate, S.R.No.40331 SV(CO) EU(10/08/2016) Crl.OP.No.14813 of 2016 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/