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K.Rajarajeswari v. The Commissioner Of Police

2024-01-18Honourable Mrs Justice R. Hemalatha4 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 18.01.2024

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE Mrs. JUSTICE R. HEMALATHA 1.K.Rajarajeswari 2.Arun Prasath ... Petitioners Vs.

1.The Commissioner of Police, Madurai.

2.The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Central Crime Branch, Madurai.

3.The Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch, Madurai.

4.The Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch, Avadi, EDF III team, Chennai.

5.M.Harish

...Respondents

PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. praying to direct the second respondent not to harass the petitioners and their family members by interfering with money dispute on the guise of enquiry on the basis of the false complaint lodged by the fifth respondent. For Petitioner : Mr.A.Prasanna Rajadurai For R-1 to R-4 : Mr.T.SenthilKumar Additional Public Prosecutor 1/4

ORDER

This petition is filed by the petitioners seeking for a direction to the second respondent, the Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch, Madurai District not to harass them and their family members under the guise of an enquiry.

2. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor who accepts notice on behalf of the respondents 1 to 4, on instructions, would submit that based on the complaint lodged by the fifth respondent, the second respondent registered a case in C.P.No.257/Camp/PG/COP/MC/2023 and the enquiry is still pending.

3. Considering the above said submission, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of with a direction to the third respondent to follow the guidelines issued in the decision in the case of D.K.Basu Vs State of Bengal reported in AIR 1997 SC 610 and the guidelines issued by the Additional Director General of Police, Law and Order dated 09.01.2024.

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To 1.The Commissioner of Police, Madurai.

2.The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Central Crime Branch, Madurai.

3.The Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch, Madurai.

4.The Inspector of Police, Central Crime Branch, Avadi, EDF III team, Chennai.

5.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

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R. HEMALATHA, J.

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