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Madras High CourtCRL OP/17156/2021disposed of

Selvi @ Sagunthala v. The State Rep By

2021-09-23Honourable Mr Justice M. Nirmal Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 23.09.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR CRL.O.P.NO.17156 OF 2021 Selvi @ Sagunthala ... Petitioner .Vs.

State Represented by

1. The Commissioner of Police, Coimbatore City, Coimbatore.

2. The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station - West, Coimbatore.

... Respondents PRAYER:- Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the respondent to register a First Information Report in the complaint of the petitioner in CSR.No.156 of 2021 dated 16.07.2021. For Petitioner : Mr.K.Balasubramaniam For Respondents : Mr.R.Vinoth Raja Government Advocate [Crl. Side]

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition is filed to direct the respondent to register a First Information Report in the complaint of the petitioner in CSR.No.156 of 2021 dated 16.07.2021.

2. The learned Government Advocate [Crl. Side] submitted that the second respondent police has received a complaint from the petitioner and enquiry is pending.

3. In view of the submission of the learned Government Advocate [Crl. Side], without going into the merits and veracity https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

of the complaint, this Court directs the second respondent police to conduct preliminary enquiry and register the FIR, if cognizable offence is made out, as per the guidelines issued by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Lalitha Kumari vs. Government of Uttar Pradesh reported in AIR 2012 SC 1515. Otherwise, closure report shall be sent to the petitioner, within a period of three weeks, from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. If the petitioner feels aggrieved, she can file a protest petition.

4. With the above directions, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS IV) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar ah To 1.

The Commissioner of Police, Coimbatore City, Coimbatore.

2.

The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station - West, Coimbatore.

3.

The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1cc to Mr.K.Balasubramaniam, Advocate, S.R.No.49160 CRL.O.P.NO.17156 OF 2021 PCH(CO) PBS/13/10/2021 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/