Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/4469/2021disposed of

A.B.Kumaran v. The Superintendent Of Police

2021-03-24Honourable Mrs Justice R. Hemalatha2 pages

Crl.O.P.(MD)No.4469 of 2021 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 24.03.2021 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE Mrs. JUSTICE R. HEMALATHA Crl.O.P.(MD)No.4469 of 2021 A.B.Kumaran ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Superintendant of Police Madurai District, Madurai.

2.The Inspector of Police, All women Police Station, Samayanallur, Madurai District.

3.Vasanthy ... 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 his family members in any manner except due process of law.

For Petitioner : Mr.P.Venkata Subramanian For Respondents 1 & 2 : Mr.A.Robinson Government Advocate (Criminal Side)

ORDER

The present petition is filed by the petitioner under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, praying to direct the second respondent not to harass the petitioner and his family members.

2.Mr.A.Robinson, learned Government Advocate (Criminal side), who accepts notice on behalf of the respondents 1 and 2, on instructions, would submit that the third respondent lodged a complainant with the second respondent against the petitioner and the same was registered in C.S.R.No.93 of 2021 and is pending for enquiry. His specific contention is that the respondent police never harassed the petitioner.

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Crl.O.P.(MD)No.4469 of 2021 3.Recording the submissions made by the learned Government Advocate (Criminal side), the respondents 1 and 2 / police are 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 Lalitha Kumari Vs. Government of Uttarpradesh reported in (2014) 2 SCC 1.

4.With the above observation, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of.

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

2.The Inspector of Police (L&O) All women Police Station, Samayanallur, Madurai District.

3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. +1 CC to M/s.P.VENKATA SUBRAMANIAN, Advocate ( SR-13925[F] dated 26/03/2021 ) Crl.O.P.(MD)No.4469 of 2021 24.03.2021 ac(CO) TR(21.04.2021) 2P 5C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2/2