Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/1812/2022disposed of

Sakthivel v. The Superintendent Of Police

2022-02-01Honourable Mr Justice G.R.Swaminathan2 pages

Crl.O.P(MD)No.1812 of 2022 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 01.02.2022 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN Crl.O.P(MD)No.1812 of 2022 Sakthivel ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Superintendent of Police, Office of the Superintendent of Police, Dindigul District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Eriyodu Police Station, Dindigul District.

3.A.Pitchai 4.P.Palaniammal 5.Balachandar ... Respondents Prayer: This Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to direct the 2nd respondent herein to provide adequate police protection not to prevent the petitioner to go to his farm through his own land compromise in S.No.339/7 Vellampatti Village, Vedasanthur Taluk, Dindigul in the light of Ad. Interim Injunction passed by the District Munsif Court, Vedasanthur, Dindigul District in I.A.No.449 of 2020 in O.S.No.112 of 2020 vide its order dated 26.10.2021 on the basis of the representation given by the petitioner dated 02.01.2022 within the time stipulated by this Court.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Sathya Chidambaram For Respondents : Mr.M.Sakthi Kumar, Govt. Advocate (Crl. Side) for R1 & R2.

O R D E R

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) for the respondents 1 and 2. 2.The petitioner appears to have obtained an order of interim injunction in I.A.No.449 of 2020 in O.S.No.112 of 2020 on the file of the District Munsif Court, Vedasanthur. The order was granted only recently on 26.10.2021. It is not known as to whether the private respondents have filed an appeal or applied for vacating the interim injunction. In any event, the petitioner can very well move https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

Crl.O.P(MD)No.1812 of 2022 the very same Court for punishing the persons breaching the order of injunction. Civil Procedure Code provides for such a remedy. As and when, such an application is filed by the petitioner, the learned District Munsif Court, Vedasanthur is directed to dispose of the same on merits and in accordance with law within a period of eight weeks thereafter.

3.With this liberty to the petitioner and the aforesaid direction to the Court below, this criminal original petition is disposed of. The Registry is directed to mark a copy of this order to the learned District Munsif Court, Vedasanthur. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (AE) // True Copy // / /2022 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) ias Note : In view of the present lock down owing to COVID-19 pandemic, a web copy of the order may be utilized for official purposes, but, ensuring that the copy of the order that is presented is the correct copy, shall be the responsibility of the advocate/litigant concerned.

To:

1.The Superintendent of Police, Office of the Superintendent of Police, Dindigul District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Eriyodu Police Station, Dindigul District.

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

Copy to:

The District Munsif Court, Vedasanthur.

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