M.Pandaribai v. The Commissioner Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 06.03.2015

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.S.RAMANATHAN Crl.O.P.No. 5467 of 2015 M.Pandaribai

...Petitioner

vs.

1. The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Vepery, Chennai - 600 007.

2. The Inspector of Police, P-4, Basin Bridge Police Station, Chennai.

...Respondents

Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code praying to direct the respondent/Police to register a case on the complaint of the petitioner dated 06.01.2015, acknowledged by the first respondent, vide C.No.23/COP/Visitors/2015. For Petitioner : Mr.A.D.Jagadish Chandra For Respondents: Mr.M.Maharaja Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

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

Considering the allegations made in the complaint and in view of the dictum laid down by the Hon'ble Apex Court in re Lalita Kumari vs. Govt. of U.P. & others reported in [2013 (4) Crimes 243 (SC)] which has to be followed in letter and spirit viz., that if a cognizable offence is made out, the respondent-Police is duty bound to register a case, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of, https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

by directing the second respondent to register the case on the basis of the petitioner's complaint, dated 06.01.2015, and investigate the same in accordance with law.

sd -s/d- Assistant Registrar(CS-II) Dt:9/3/2015 True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar To

1. The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Vepery, Chennai - 600 007.

2. The Inspector of Police, P-4, Basin Bridge Police Station, Chennai.

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+ 1 cc to Mr.A.D.Jagadish Chandra, Advocate 12710 scd(co) prk9/3 Crl.O.P.No. 5467 of 2015 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/