Madras High CourtCRL OP/21081/2020disposed of

Duraisamy v. The Superintendent Of Police

2021-01-06Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 06.01.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P. No.21081 of 2020 Duraisamy ..Petitioner .vs.

1. The Superintendent of Police, Chengalpattu District, Chengalpattu.

2. State Represented by, Inspector of Police, E-3, Sadras Police Station, Chengalpattu District.

..Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, directing the respondents in the above Complaint dated 30.07.2020 to register a complaint. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Balakrishnan For Respondents: Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz, (Crl.Side) Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

This petition has been filed to direct the respondents in the above Complaint dated 30.07.2020 to register a complaint. 2.Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondents.

3.This petition is not maintainable, in view of the Order passed by a Division Bench of this Court in G.Prabhakaran v. The Superintendent of Police, Thanjavur reported in (2018) 2 LW Crl 489. The Hon'ble Supreme Court in its latest judgment rendered by a three Judge Bench in M. Subramaniam v. S. Janaki reported in (2020) 5 CTC 464, after relying upon Sakiri Vasu Case, has categorically held that the High Court cannot issue any direction for registration of FIR in exercise of its jurisdiction under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. The Hon'ble Supreme Court held that the informant has to necessarily avail of the alternative remedy provided under Section 154 (3) of Cr.P.C., https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

and Section 156 (3) of Cr.P.C. Liberty is given to the petitioner to workout his remedy as per the directions issued by the Division Bench in the order referred supra. This Criminal Original Petition is disposed of accordingly. Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar ssr To

1. The Superintendent of Police, Chengalpattu District, Chengalpattu.

2. The Inspector of Police, E-3, Sadras Police Station, Chengalpattu District.

3. The Additional Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Madras.

Crl.O.P. No.21081 of 2020 rr(CO) rv(02/02/2021) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/