Madras High CourtCRL OP/25270/2018disposed of

K.M.Vidhyasagar v. The State Rep. By Its

2018-11-12Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 12.11.2018

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH CRL.O.P.No.25270 of 2018 K.M.Vidhyasagar .. Petitioner -vs1.The State Rep. By its The Inspector of Police (Crime) R-7, K.K.Nagar Police Station, Chennai-600 083.

2.Mr.Arivazhagan .. Respondents Prayer: Criminal Original petition is filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, to direct the 1st respondent, not to harass the petitioners based on the complaint given by the 2nd respondent.

For Petitioner : Mr.P.Saranath For Respondents : Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

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

2.Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the 1st respondent. 3.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent police submits that on the complaint given by the defacto complainant against the petitioner, petition enquiry is pending in CSR.No.846 of 2018 on the file of the respondent police.

4.The petitioner is directed to cooperate with the police for enquiry and at the time of conducting of the enquiry, the petitioner shall not be harassed by the police. The police cannot call the petitioner on a regular basis in the guise of enquiry without even registering an FIR and Supreme Court of India in Lalitha Kumari Vs. Government of Uttar Pradesh reported https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

in 2013 (6) CTC 353 has enumerated the nature of cases where preliminary enquiry can be conducted and has also restricted the period, for which preliminary enquiry can be conducted. During the course of enquiry, if any cognizable offence is made out, third respondent is free to register an FIR and this order shall not be a shield for the petitioner against the respondent proceeding to take action in accordance with law. 5.With the above directions, the Criminal Original Petition is closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(AS) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar kal To

1. The Inspector of Police (Crime) R-7, K.K.Nagar Police Station, Chennai-600 083.

2.The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, Chennai.

CRL.O.P.No.25270 of 2018 BS(CO) CSL/04.12.2018 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/