Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/13696/2017dismissed

A.Sekar, S/O.Alachi, v. The Inspector Of Police,

2018-07-25Honourable Mr Justice D. Krishnakumar2 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 25.07.2018

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE D.KRISHNAKUMAR Crl.O.P.(MD)No.13696 of 2017 1.A.Sekar 2.S.Kalaiselvi ... Petitioners/Aggrieved persons Vs.

1.The State Represented by, The Inspector of Police, Melur Police Station, Melur-625 106.

Madurai District.

2.The Superintendent of Police, Madurai Rural, Madurai District.

3.R.Dhanalakshmi 4.R.Arun 5.The Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Superintendent of Police Complex, Madurai District, Madurai.

...Respondents/Respondents

(R5 impleaded as per order of this Court made in Crl.M.P.(MD)No.120 of 2018 in Crl.O.P.(MD)No.13696 of 2017 dated 11.01.2018) PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. praying to direct the Inspector of Police, Melur of Madurai District not to harass the petitioners without due process of law under the garb of conducting of a petition enquiry.

For Petitioners : Mr.D.Thiruppathi For R1, R2 and R5 : Mr.K.Suyambulingabharathi, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) For R3 and R4 : Mr.J.Praveen

ORDER

According to the petitioners, the petitioners have been harassed at the hands of the respondent police, based on the complaint given by the respondents 3 and 4. Hence, the petitioners are before this Court with the aforesaid prayer. 2.The learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondents 1, 2 and 5 would submit that the case has been registered against the petitioners for the offences under Sections https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

294(b), 354, 465 and 506(2) IPC and Section 4 of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Charging Exorbitant Interest Act, 2003, in Crime No.114 of 2018. The copy of the First Information Report has also been placed before this Court.

3.In view of the above, nothing survives for further adjudication in this Criminal Original Petition. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. However, it is open to the petitioners to seek their remedy before the appropriate forum in the manner known to law.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CS-III) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar(CS-I) To 1.The Inspector of Police, Melur Police Station, Melur-625 106.

Madurai District.

2.The Superintendent of Police, Madurai Rural, Madurai District.

3.The Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Superintendent of Police Complex, Madurai District, Madurai.

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

MYR DS/SKN/SAR-1 :21.08.2018: 2P/5C Crl.O.P.(MD)No.13696 of 2017 25.07.2018 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/