Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/13872/2017disposed of

R.Dhivya v. The Commissioner Of Police

2017-11-10Honourable Mr Justice S.S. Sundar2 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 10.11.2017

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.S.SUNDAR CRL.O.P.(MD)No.13872 of 2017 R.Dhivya : Petitioner -Vs1. The Commissioner of Police, Madurai City, Madurai.

2. The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Madurai South.

: Respondents PRAYER: Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code, to direct the second respondent to register a criminal case against the accused based on the complaint, dated 09.08.2017 and to take action against the accused in accordance with law.

For Petitioner : Mr.I.Joshua For Respondents : Mr.A.Ramar Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

This petition has been filed for issuing a direction to the second respondent to register a criminal case, based on the compliant given by the petitioner on 09.08.2017.

2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent and perused the materials available on record.

3. The petitioner is the wife of the proposed accused. In the complaint, it is stated that the petitioner was cheated by her husband as if he was working as an IT consultant in London and earning a sum of Rs.3,00,000/- (Rupees three lakhs only) as monthly salary. Since the petitioner's husband had cheated her for getting her consent to marry him, the petitioner, after knowing the original status of her husband, who is not even a B.E. Graduate and working only as a coolie in a departmental store in https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

London, has lodged the complaint. It was also stated that the petitioner was threatened by her in-laws not to reveal the truth which she realised after marriage about the status of the petitioner's husband.

4. In this circumstances, this Court is of the view that the complaint makes out a cognizable offence. Hence, this Criminal Original Petition is allowed and the respondent is directed to register a case based on the petitioner's complaint, dated 09.08.2017, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of the copy of this order and to proceed further in accordance with law.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(P&A) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To

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

2. The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Madurai South.

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

+ 1 cc TO Mr.I.Joshua , Advocate in SR No. 87162 PJL AE/SV MMS/SAR1/21.11.2017/2P/5C CRL.O.P.(MD)No.13872 of 2017 10.11.2017 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/