G.Anandha Babu v. Kavitha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 30.10.2023

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.S. SUNDAR AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN G.Anandha Babu ... Petitioner Vs.

Mrs.Kavitha The Station House Officer Thiruppapuliyur Police Station Cuddalore-607 002 ... Respondent Contempt petition filed under Section 10 of Contempt of Court Act, 1971 to punish the respondent for wilful disobedience of the order made in C.M.P.No.9666 of 2022 dated 12.09.2022 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate No.III at Cuddalore. For Petitioner :

Mr.G.Pugazhenthi For Respondents :

Mr.E.Raj Thilak Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by S.S. SUNDAR, J.) This contempt petition is filed to punish the respondent for wilful disobedience of the order dated 12.09.2022 passed in C.M.P.No.9666 of 2022 by the learned Judicial Magistrate III, Cuddlaore.

2. The case of the petitioner is that the petitioner has filed a petition under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C seeking for a direction to register the FIR against a private individual. The order passed in C.M.P.No.9666 of 2022 shows that the respondent was directed to investigate the matter and to register the FIR. The lower Court has also made an observation that the Investigating Agency, namely respondent should also follow the guidelines which have been laid down by Hon'ble Supreme Court in Lalithakumari's case [Lalitha Kumari Vs. Government of Uttar Pradesh reported in 2013 (6) CTC 353].

3. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor on instructions submits that the complaint of the petitioner was registered in Cr.No.421 of 2023 on 07.10.2023. The learned Prosecutor has also produced the copy of FIR registering the complaint of the petitioner before this Court.

4. In the said circumstances, recording the submission of the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, this contempt petition is closed.

(S.S.S.R., J.) (S.M., J.) 30.10.2023 Index : Yes / No gpa

S.S. SUNDAR , J.

and SUNDER MOHAN, J.

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