P.Karunanidhi v. The Superintendent Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 31.03.2023

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE G.ILANGOVAN Karunanidhi ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Superintendent of Police, Madurai District, Madurai.

2.The Inspector of Police, Nagamalai Pudukottai Police Station, Nagamalai Pudukottai, Madurai District.

... Respondents PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, to direct the respondents to provide adequate police protection to the petitioner's life and limb by considering the representation given by the petitioner dated.06.02.2023. For Petitioner : Mr.N. Sathish Babu For Respondent : Mr.B. Nambiselvan Additional Public Prosecutor 1/4

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the respondents to provide adequate police protection to the petitioner's life and limb by considering the representation given by the petitioner dated. 06.02.2023.

2. Now the grievance of the petitioner is that the petitioner is a Managing Trustee and Founder of Shirdi Saibaba Sansthan Trust, so far the religious rituals are taken by the petitioner, trouble is made by some of the people and tried to assault him, for which the above said representation was made.

3. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the issue between the parties is not with regard to the life threat to the petitioner, but with regard to some land, which is alleged to be Government poramboke land, over which, this petitioner had put up a construction. On the basis of the complaint given by one Karunanithi, encroachment sought to be removed.

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4. A recommendation has been made by the Inspector of Police, Nagamalai Pudukottai Police Station, Madurai District to the Tahsildar, West Madurai, to take steps to remove the encroachment, except that no trouble was made to the petitioner by any of the parties.

5. In view of the above said development, there is no question of life threat to the petitioner. Hence, I find no merit to entertain this petition. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. 31.03.2023 NCC :

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G.ILANGOVAN ,J.

Indu To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Madurai District, Madurai.

2.The Inspector of Police, Nagamalai Pudukottai Police Station, Nagamalai Pudukottai, Madurai District.

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

Order made in Dated: 31.03.2023 4/4