Venkatachalam v. The Superintendent Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 30.01.2023

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE K.MURALI SHANKAR Venkatachalam ... Petitioner Vs.

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

2.The Inspector of Police, Kadaladi Police Station, Ramanathapuram District.

3.Kumaraiah 4.Murugan 5.Mayilvaganan 6.Vilvalingam 7.Rajendran 8.Annadurai @ Vilvalingam 9.Ramachandran 10.Santhosh 1/4

11.Sekar ... Respondents PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, to direct the second respondent to provide police protection to the life and limb of the petitioner from the respondents 3 to 11.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Murugappan For R1 & R2 : Mr.SS.Madhavan Government Advocate (Crl. Side)

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed, invoking Section 482 Cr.P.C., seeking orders to direct the second respondent to provide police protection to the life and limb of the petitioner from the respondents 3 to 11.

2. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the private respondents had stolen the properties worth of Rs.1,50,000/- from the temple, that the petitioner has given a complaint before the police and that the private respondents have been threatening the petitioner to withdraw the complaint.

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3. The learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) appearing for the respondents 1 and 2 would submit that on the basis of the direction issued by this Court in the writ petition filed by the petitioner, peace committee meeting was conducted and that in the peace committee meeting, both the groups had not agreed to sort out the issues.

4. Recording the submission made by the Government Advocate (Criminal Side), the petitioner is at liberty to approach the appropriate authorities to sort out the temple issue and hence, the granting of police protection does not arise at all. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed.

30.01.2023 NCC :

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Yes / No csm To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Ramanathapuram District, Ramanathapuram.

2.The Inspector of Police, Kadaladi Police Station, Ramanathapuram District.

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

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K.MURALI SHANKAR,J.

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