Madras High CourtCRL OP/17870/2023disposed of

Chinnusamy v. The Superintendent Of Police

2023-08-14Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 14.08.2023

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Crl. O.P.No.17870 of 2023 Chinnusamy S/o.Late Muthusamy .. Petitioner Vs.

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

2. The Inspector of Police, Attur Rural Police Station, Salem District.

3. Rajendiran S/o.Pichamuthu

4. Parameshwaran S/o.Rajendiran ..Respondents PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, praying to direct the second respondent to provide necessary police protection for harvesting the petitioner's cultivation 1/4

of betal nuts in the petitioner's agriculture land comprised in Survey No.381/1 and 381/2 situated at Appammasamuthiram, Attur Taluk, Salem District in pursuant to the petitioner's representation dated 11.07.2023. For Petitioner : Mr. M. Subash For Respondent : Mr.A.Damodaran Additional Public Prosecutor [R1 & R2] *****

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking a direction to the second respondent to provide necessary police protection for harvesting the petitioner's cultivation of betal nuts in the petitioner's agriculture land comprised in Survey No.381/1 and 381/2 situated at Appammasamuthiram, Attur Taluk, Salem District in pursuant to the petitioner's representation dated 11.07.2023.

2. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor, on instructions, submitted that based on the complaint given by the petitioner, petition enquiry is pending in CSR No.354 of 2023 on the file of the second respondent.

3. The petitioner is directed to co-operate with the police for enquiry 2/4

and the respondent police shall conduct the enquiry keeping in mind the judgment in Lalitha Kumari vs. Government of Uttar Pradesh reported in 2013 (6) CTC 353. On completion of the enquiry, the respondent police shall take a decision regarding the further course of action. This process shall be completed by the respondent police within a period of two (2) weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. With the above direction, this Criminal Original Petition is closed. 14.08.2023 Index : Yes/No Internet : Yes/No gm N.ANAND VENKATESH, J 3/4

gm To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Salem District, Salem.

2. The Inspector of Police, Attur Rural Police Station, Salem District.

3. The Public Prosecutor High Court of Madras.

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