Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/4394/2021disposed of

T.Karuppaiah v. The Commissioner Of Police

2021-03-23Honourable Mrs Justice R. Hemalatha2 pages

Crl.O.P.(MD)No.4394 of 2021 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 23.03.2021 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE Mrs.JUSTICE R.HEMALATHA Crl.O.P.(MD)No.4394 of 2021 T.Karuppaiah

...Petitioner

/Vs./ 1.The Commissioner of Police, Office of Commissioner of Police, Madurai City, Madurai.

2.The Inspector of Police, Vilakkuthoon Police Station, Law and Order, Madurai.

3.Ponnuchamy

...Respondents

Prayer: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the second respondent not to harass the petitioner and not to interfering in the civil dispute between the petitioner and the third respondent. For Petitioner : Mr.M.Shakul Hameed For R1 and R2 : Mr.A.Robinson Government Advocate (Criminal side)

ORDER

Mr.A.Robinson, learned Government Advocate (Criminal side), who accepts notice on behalf of the respondents 1 and 2, on instructions, would contend that the third respondent lodged a complaint with the second respondent against the present petitioner and the same was registered in CSR No.74 of 2021 and the petitioner's complaint registered in Current Paper No.R2/12688/207/2021 and both petitions are posted for enquiry. 2.In the circumstances, the second respondent is directed to follow the guidelines issued in the decisions in D.K.Basu Vs. State of West Bengal reported in AIR (1997) SC 610 and Lalita kumari vs. Government of Uttarpradesh and Others reported in AIR 2014 SC 187. If the dispute between the petitioner and the third respondent is purely civil in nature, the second respondent should not interfere with the same.

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Crl.O.P.(MD)No.4394 of 2021 3.With the above observation, the Criminal Original Petition is disposed of.

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To 1.The Commissioner of Police, Madurai District, Madurai.

2.The Inspector of Police, Vilakkuthoon Police Station(Lar & Order) Madurai District.

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

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