Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/5537/2018disposed of

Kaleeswari v. The Superintendent Of Police

2018-04-11Honourable Mr Justice D. Krishnakumar3 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 11.04.2018

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE D.KRISHNAKUMAR CRL.O.P.(MD).No.5537 of 2018 Kaleeswari ..Petitioner Vs

1. State Represented through The Superintendent of Police, Office of the Superintendent of Police,

2. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vedasandur Sub Division, Vedasandur

3. The Inspector of Police, Vadamadurai Police Station, Vadamadurai 4.Maduraiveeran 5.Maruthamuthu 6.Dayalan 7.Bagavathi 8.Suriya Prakash .. Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, praying to direct the respondents No.1 to 3 to give appropriate police protection to the petitioner and her family members based on the petitioner's representation dated 26.12.2017. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Karunanithi For Respondents : Mr.M.Chandrasekaran Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, petitioner's husband namely Palanivel was assaulted with deadly weapons and her husband died on the occurrence spot. The third respondent registered a case in Crime No.341 of 2016 for the offences under Sections 341, 307 and 302 of IPC dated 29.08.2016

and subsequently, the investigation was conducted by the second respondent and they laid final report in F.R.No.44 of 2017, dated 23.02.2017 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Vedasandhur, Dindugul District, for the offences under Sections 341, 302, 120 (B) and 326 of IPC r/w 3 (2) (v), 3 (1) (r) (s) of SC ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act 2015. After filing the final report, the case was committed to the learned Principal District Sessions Court, Dindugul in S.C.No.144 of 2017.

2. Now the respondents No.4 to 8 came out on bail and started to continuously threaten the petitioner and her family members for withdrawing the case. The petitioner's elder brother Rathnavel gave a complaint on 05.07.2017 . The petitioner has also made a representation on 26.12.2017 to the respondents 1 to 3, insofar as no action has been taken. Hence, the petitioner has filed the present petition before this Court.

3. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the case has been registered against the respondents 4 to 8 and the said representation is still pending.

4. In the light of the above observations, this Court is inclined to direct the second respondent to consider the petitioner's representation dated 26.12.2017 and pass appropriate orders within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

5. This Criminal Original Petition stands disposed of accordingly.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(Cs-II) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To

1. The Principal District Sessions Judge, Dindugul District.

2. The Judicial Magistrate, Vedasandhur, Dindugul District.

3. The Superintendent of Police, Office of the Superintendent of Police,

4. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vedasandur Sub Division, Vedasandur

5. The Inspector of Police, Vadamadurai Police Station, Vadamadurai

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

Madurai.

+1cc to Mr.R.Karunanithi, Advocate Sr.No.60866 SJI VB/SV/MMS/SAR2/08/05/2018/3P/8C CRL.O.P.(MD).No.5537 of 2018 11.04.2018