A.Arumugam v. The District Superintendent Of

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 12.01.2016

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.SUBBIAH Crl.O.P.No.873 of 2016 A.Arumugam ... Petitioner Vs 1.The District Superintendent of Police, Erode District, Erode.

2.The Inspector of Police, Anti Land Grabbing Cell, Erode District, Erode.

... Respondents Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to direct the second respondent not to harass the petitioner by appreciating the facts and circumstances of the case. For Petitioner :

Mr.R.Jayaprakash For respondents :

Mr.C.Emalias, Addl. Public Prosecutor.

ORDER

The present criminal original petition has been filed seeking a direction to the second respondent not to harass the petitioner.

2. It is the case of the petitioner that based on the complaint given by one Manjunathan, the second respondent police is frequently calling the petitioner under the guise of enquiry and harassing him. Hence, the petition.

3. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that only for the purpose of enquiry, the petitioner was called by the second respondent police and absolutely, there is no harassment and in order to avoid enquiry, the petitioner has filed the present petition.

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4. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, this Court is constrained to pass the following order:- (i) The petitioner is directed to cooperate with the enquiry.

(ii) The second respondent police is directed to conduct the enquiry in accordance with law, without harassing the petitioner.

5. The criminal original petition is ordered accordingly.

sd/- Assistant Registrar(CCC) /TRUE COPY/ Sub-Assistant Registrar sbi To 1.The District Superintendent of Police, Erode District, Erode.

2.The Inspector of Police, Anti Land Grabbing Cell, Erode District, Erode.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1 CC to MR.R.Jayaprakash Advocate. SR.NO. 2174 Crl.O.P.No.873 of 2016 CO-KJI JD 28/01/2016 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/