Mrs.Lakshmi v. The State Of Tamilnadu Rep. By The Superintendent Of Police,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 04.12.2025

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA Lakshmi ... Petitioner Vs.

The State of Tamil Nadu represented by, 1.

The Superintendent of Police, Coimbatore District.

The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Mettupalayam Range, Coimbatore District.

The Inspector of Police, Karamadai Police Station, Coimbatore District.

R.Chandrasekaran 5.

K.C.Shankar 6.

Gayathri 7.

Palanisamy 8.

Saravanakumar 9.

R.C.Pranav Kirthik 10.

K.Vijayakumar 1/4

11.

A.Selvaraj 12.

M.Senthilvel ... Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, to direct the respondent Police not to harass the petitioner based on the complaint of respondents dated 19.11.2025.

For Petitioner : Mr.V.Logeswaren For R1 to R3 : Mr.S.Santhosh Government Advocate (Criminal Side) For R4 to R12 : Mr.J.Ranjith Kumar

O R D E R

The present Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondent police not to harass the petitioner under the guise of enquiry.

The case of the petitioner is that under the pretext of conducting an enquiry in connection with the existing civil dispute with respondents 4 to 12, the respondent Police are unnecessarily harassing her. Learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side), on instructions, submitted that based on the complaint given against the 2/4

petitioner, the respondent Police are conducting an enquiry in C.S.R.No.398 2025 and that the petitioner was called only for enquiry and was not harassed during the enquiry.

Such being the position, it is for the Investigating Agency to issue appropriate notice to the petitioner under Section 35(3) of BNSS for enquiry and on receipt of such notice, the petitioner shall appear for enquiry and co-operate in the investigation. It is made clear that the petitioner shall not be harassed during the course of enquiry. If any cognizable offence is made out, the respondent Police shall register a First Information Report and proceed in accordance with law.

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Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition stands disposed of.

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The Superintendent of Police, Coimbatore District.

The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Mettupalayam Range, Coimbatore District.

The Inspector of Police, Karamadai Police Station, Coimbatore District. 3/4

The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA , J.

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