Senthilkumaran v. The Superintendent Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 14.12.2015

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.VAIDYANATHAN CRL.OP.(MD)No.23526 of 2015 !.Senthilkumaran 2.P.N.K.Perumal 3.P.Ramalakshmi 4.Mariappan 5.Rajalakshmi 6.Mankaiyarkarasi 7.Krishnakumar : Petitioners Vs.

1. The Superintendent of Police, Tirunelveli District O/o.the District Police Office, Palayamkottai Tirunelveli - 2.

2. State Rep.by The Inspector of Police, Tenkasi Police Station, Tenkasi.

3. Thiruvoimozhi : Respondents Prayer: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., praying to direct the respondents 1 and 2, not to harass the petitioners under the guise of enquiry based on the complaint of the 3rd respondent.

For Petitioner : Mr.T.Antony Arul Raj For Respondents : Mr.A.P.Balasubramani Government Advocate(Crl. Side)

ORDER

The petitioner has come forward with this petition seeking for a direction, directing the respondents 1 and 2, not to harass the petitioners under the guise of enquiry based on the complaint of the 3rd respondent.

2. The main grievance of petitioners is that without any https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

valid reason, the respondent police are harassing the petitioner. The said submission of the petitioner is gainsaid by the Government Advocate (crl.side).

3. The learned Government Advocate (Crl.side), on instruction, would submit that petition enquiry was conducted and there is no such harassment against the petitioner and if any interrogation or any further investigation is needed by the respondent against the petitioner, the norms which are mentioned in the Judgement of Hon'ble Apex Court in D.K.Basu Vs. State of West Bengal reported in AIR (1997) SC 610, would be followed. He would further submit that there will not be any harassment and the enquiry or interrogation would be done in accordance with law.

4. Recording the statement of the learned Government Advocate (Crl.side) that the 2nd respondent police will not harass the petitioner in future under the guise of any enquiry, the criminal original Petition is closed. The petitioner is directed to co-operate with the enquiry.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (AE) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To

1. The Superintendent of Police, Tirunelveli District O/o.the District Police Office, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli - 2.

2. The Inspector of Police, Tenkasi Police Station, Tenkasi.

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

+ 1 CC TO M/S.ANTONY ARUL RAJ, ADVOCATE IN SR NO. 71802 MPK TE/JGB-DP/ : 05/01/2016 : 2P/5C Order made in CRL.OP.(MD)No.23526 of 2015 Dated:- 14.12.2015 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/