Kingsley, v. The Superintendent Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 26.06.2018

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D.KRISHNAKUMAR Crl.O.P.(MD)No.10376 of 2018 Kingsley ... Petitioner Vs.

1. The State of Tamil Nadu, Represented through its, The Superintendent of Police, Kanyakumari District, Kanyakumari.

2. The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District.

3. The Inspector of Police, Aralvaymozhi Police Station, Kanyakumari District. ... Respondents 1 to 3/Complainant 4.Sheeba ...4th Respondent/Defacto Complainant PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. praying to direct the second respondent not to interfere with the matrimonial and not to conduct "Kattapanchayat" on the basis of the alleged complaint given by the third respondent. For Petitioner : Mr.P.M.Vishnuvarthanan For R1 to R3 : Mr.K.Suyambulingabharathi, Government Advocate (Crl.Side).

ORDER

It is the submission of the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner that the fourth respondent is the wife of the petitioner. Due to matrimonial dispute, the petitioner has filed a divorce petition in I.D.O.P.No.198/2018 before the District Court, Nagercoil, seeking for divorce and summons were issued to the fourth respondent in the said IDOP. In the mean time, the fourth respondent has made a complaint aginst the petitioner. Resultingly, the third respondent has harassed the petitioner. Therefore, the present Criminal Original Petition has been filed https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

with the aforesaid prayer.

2.The learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondents 1 to 3, on instructions, would submit that the complaint given by the fourth respondent has been referred to the District Legal Services Authority for conducting enquiry and after receiving report from the District Legal Services Authority, further action will be taken by the respondent police. 3.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner requests this Court that liberty may be granted to approach this Court, if necessary, at later stage.

4.In view of the aforesaid submissions made by both the parties, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. However, it is for the petitioner to approach this Court, if necessary, at later point of time.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-I) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To

1. The Superintendent of Police, State of Tamil Nadu, Kanyakumari District, Kanyakumari.

2. The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District.

3. The Inspector of Police, Aralvaymozhi Police Station, Kanyakumari District.

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

+ 1 cc TO Mr.P.M.Vishnuvarthanan , Advocate in SR No. 70127 Myr AE/KKR/SAR1/03.07.2018/2P/6C Crl.O.P.(MD)No.10376 of 2018 26.06.2018 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/