Madras High CourtCRL OP/27985/2018disposed of

M.Charles v. The Inspector Of Police

2018-12-03Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 03.12.2018

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH CRL.O.P.No.27985 of 2018 M. Charles

...Petitioner

Versus

State Rep. by Inspector of Police, Maduravoyal Police Station, Chennai-600 095.

...Respondent

PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the respondent police not to harass the petitioner except due process of law. For Petitioner : Mr.K.Venkatesan For Respondent : Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

This petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking a direction to the respondent police not to harass the petitioner in the name of enquiry.

2. It is seen from the records that there is a money dispute between the the petitioner and the defacto complainant. Based on the complaint given to the respondent police by the defacto complainant, the respondent police is calling the petitioner for an enquiry and harassing him.

3. There shall be a direction to respondent police to relegate the parties to the competent Civil Court, if the nature of dispute is civil in nature. The respondent police shall not harass the petitioner in the name of enquiry. The respondent Police shall strictly follow the guidelines of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in Lalitha Kumari Vs. Government of Uttar Pradesh reported in 2013 (6) CTC 353.

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4. This Criminal Original Petition is disposed of with the above direction.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar rli/kal To 1.The Inspector of Police, Maduravoyal Police Station, Chennai-600 095.

2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1cc to Mr.K.Venkatesan, Advocate, S.R.No. 82408 CRL.O.P.No.27985 of 2018 SR(CO) GN(24/12/2018) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/