Madras High CourtCRL OP/16497/2019disposed of

A.C.Purandaradasan v. The Union Territory Of Puducherry Rep.By

2019-06-26Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 26.06.2019

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P.No.16497 of 2019 A.C.Purandaradasan .. Petitioner -vsThe Union Territory of Puducherry Rep. by The Inspector of Police, CBCID Police Station, Orleanpet, Puducherry.

.. Respondent Prayer: Criminal Original petition is filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, praying to direct the respondent police not to harass the petitioner in Crime No. Not Known of 2019 on the file of the respondent police.

For Petitioner : Mr. V.S.Senthilkumar For Respondent : Mr. Baratha Chakravarthy Public Prosecutor Puducherry

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the respondent police not to harass the petitioner. 2.Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned Public Prosecutor, Puducherry for the respondent. 3.The learned Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent police submits that on the complaint given by the defacto complainant against the petitioner, petition enquiry is pending in summon issued by the respondent police.

4.The petitioner is directed to co-operate with the police for enquiry and at the time of conducting of the enquiry, the petitioner shall not be harassed by the police. The police cannot call the petitioner on a regular basis in the guise of enquiry without even registering an FIR and Supreme Court of https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

India in Lalitha Kumari Vs. Government of Uttar Pradesh reported in 2013 (6) CTC 353 has enumerated the nature of cases where preliminary enquiry can be conducted and has also restricted the period, for which preliminary enquiry can be conducted. During the course of enquiry, if any cognizable offence is made out, the respondent is free to register an FIR and this order shall not be a shield for the petitioner against the respondent proceeding to take action in accordance with law. 5.With the above directions, the Criminal Original Petition is closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar uma To

1. The Inspector of Police, CBCID Police Station, Orleanpet, Puducherry.

2. The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, Chennai.

+1 cc to M/s.V.S.Senthilkumar, Advocate, S.R.No.53076 +1 cc to the Public Prosecutor, S.R.No.53812 Crl.O.P.No.16497 of 2019 (CO) SSM(19/07/2019) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/