M.K.Sakunthala, (61) v. State Rep. By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 08.12.2021

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR CRL.O.P.NO.28289 OF 2017 M.K.Sakunthala ... Petitioner

Versus

The State Rep. by

1. The Commissioner of Police, Coimbatore City, Office of the Commissioner of Police, Coimbatore-18.

2. The Inspector of Police, C1, Kattur Police Station, Gandhipuram, Coimbatore District.

3. Periyasamy ... Respondents (R3 is impleaded on for the order of this Hon'ble Court dated 17/01/2018 made in Crl.M.P.No.16537 of 2017 in Crl.O.P.No.28289 of 2017) PRAYER:- Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., to direct the 2nd respondent to give protection to the petitioner herein to fix CCTV Camers in front of her apartment bearing Door.No.302, Sri Vasta Siva Apartment, 100 feet road, Coimbatore-641012 and to her exclusive car parking area on the basis of the representation dated 01.11.2017 sent by her through R.P.A.D. to the first respondent who in turn forwarded the same to the second respondent.

For Petitioner :

Mr.C.S.Saravanan For Respondents :

Mr.R.Kishore Kumar Government Advocate (Crl. Side) For R1 and R2 No Appearance for R3

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the 2nd respondent to give protection to the petitioner herein to fix CCTV Cameras in front of her apartment bearing Door.No.302, Sri Vasta Siva Apartment, 100 feet road, Coimbatore-641012 and to her exclusive car parking area on the basis of the representation dated 01.11.2017 sent by her through R.P.A.D. to the first respondent who in turn forwarded the same to the second respondent.

2. The contention of the learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondents 1 and 2 is that the police has already enquired the petition and closed the petition. On perusal of the entire allegations in the complaint available on record, it indicates that the petitioner has some grievance with the neighbours, who are residing in the apartments and she wants to fix a camera in the common area without taking the permission of the person in-charge of the apartments. In such view of the matter, a blanket direction cannot be given to the police to give protection to the petitioner to fix the camera by intruding the privacy of others. Therefore, this Court is not inclined to grant any blanket direction.

3. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS VIII) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar psa/asr To 1.

The Commissioner of Police, Coimbatore City, Office of the Commissioner of Police, Coimbatore - 18.

2.

The Inspector of Police, C1, Kattur Police Station, Gandhipuram, Coimbatore District.

3.

The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

CRL.O.P.NO.28289 OF 2017 SJ(CO) PBS/19/01/2022