D.Ilayaraja v. Jaishankar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 27.07.2020 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN Contempt Petition No.582 of 2020 D.Ilayaraja ... Petitioner Vs.

Mr.Jaishankar 1.The Inspector of Police Kandamgalam Police Station, Villupuram District Crime No.537 of 2020 2.The Deputy Commissioner, Head Quarters for Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Alandur, Chennai.

(2nd respondent impleaded suo moto as per order dated 27.07.2020 in Cont.P.No.582 of 2020) ... Respondents Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Court Act, praying to punish the respondent for the wilful and flagrant violation of the order dated 29.06.2020 made in Crl.O.P.No.9618 of 2020 passed by this Court.

For Petitioner : Mr.B.Nambiselvan For Respondents : Mr.S.Karthikeyan Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

The present Contempt Petition has been filed by the petitioner alleging non-compliance of the order of this Court passed in Crl.O.P.No.9618 of 2020 dated 29.06.2020.

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

3. Today, when the Contempt Petition is taken up for consideration, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that the respondent herein has produced and deposited the vehicles which were seized in pursuant to the Crime No.537 of 2020 registered for offences under Sections 379 and 430 IPC r/w 21(1) of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 on 24.07.2020 before the learned Judicial Magistrate No. II, Villupuram and the same was received in Court property No.145 of 2020.

4. Since the order of this Court had been complied with by the respondents, nothing further survives for consideration in this Contempt Petition, which is accordingly closed.

5. However, in the petition, the petitioner himself admits that he gave a sum of Rs.5000/- (Rupees five thousand only) to the respondent police as bribe. Hence the Deputy Commissioner for Vigilance and Anti-corruption is directed to take appropriate action as against the petitioner as well as the erring official.

SD/- ASSISTANT REGISTRAR(COMM.CASES) rri //Certified to be true copy// Dated at Madras this the day of 2020. COURT OFFICER(O.S.) from 25th day of September 2008 the Registry is issuing Certified copies of the Orders/Judgments/Decrees in this format.

SMI/03/09/2020 To 1.The Inspector of Police Kandamgalam Police Station, Villupuram District.

2.The Deputy Commissioner, Head Quarters for Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Alandur, Chennai.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.