P.C Yogaram v. The Superintendent Of Police

nBEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 19.01.2024

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE Mrs. JUSTICE R. HEMALATHA P.C.Yoagaram

...Petitioner

Vs.

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

2.The Commissioner of Police, Madurai City, Madurai.

3.State represented by The Inspector of Police, Annanagar Police Station, Madurai City, Madurai.

...Respondents

PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. praying to direct the respondents Police not to harass the petitioner. For Petitioners : Mr.T.Balakrishnan For Respondents : Mr.T.SenthilKumar Additional Public Prosecutor 1/4

ORDER

This petition is filed by the petitioner seeking a direction to the respondent police to not harass him under the guise of an enquiry.

2. Mr.T.SenthilKumar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor who accepts notice on behalf of the respondents 1 to 3, on instructions would submit that the police had never harassed the petitioner. It is pertinent to point out that the petitioner has not given any details about the enquiry. In the present petition, the only contention is that that the respondent police are harassing the petitioner by asking him to tell the whereabouts of one Fazil who is no way connected with the petitioner.

3. Since no case was registered against the present petitioner, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of with a direction to the first respondent to follow the guidelines in the decision in D.K.Basu Vs State of Bengal reported in AIR 1997 SC 610.

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To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Dindigul, Dindigul District.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Madurai City, Madurai.

3.State represented by The Inspector of Police, Annanagar Police Station, Madurai City, Madurai.

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

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R. HEMALATHA, J.

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