R. Pappayee v. The Superintendent Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 10.06.2016

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE S.VIMALA Crl.O.P.(MD).No.8509 of 2016 R.Pappayee ... Petitioner -Vs1.The Superintendent of Police, Karur District, Karur.

2.The Inspector of Police, Wangal Police Station Wangal, Karur District ... Respondents Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to direct the 2nd respondent police to register an FIR based on the petitioner's complaint dated 03.05.2016 and investigate the same in accordance with law and file a final report.

For Petitioner : M/s.J.Padmavathy Devi For Respondents : Mr.A.P.Balasubramani Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

ORDER

This petition has been filed for a direction to the 2nd respondent to register the case on the basis of the petitioner's complaint dated 03.05.2016.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) for the respondents.

3. The sum and substance of the complaint preferred by the petitioner herein is that in order to avoid the petitioner's agricultural work, the proposed accused persons are threatening the petitioner with dire consequences and they have cut the tress standing in the house of the petitioner and abused her in filthy language. Therefore, a complaint came to be lodged. Since no action has been taken by the respondents, the present petition has been filed.

4. According to the learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side), petition enquiry is stated to be pending before the 2nd respondent.

5. In view of the above submission, the 2nd respondent is directed to expedite the enquiry and complete the same within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. During the course of enquiry, if any cognizable offence is made out, the respondent police shall take action in accordance with the law laid down by the Hon'ble Apex Court in Lalitha Kumari https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

vs. Govt. of U.P & others [2013 (4) Crimes 243 (SC).In case of closure of the complaint, a copy of the closure report be furnished to the petitioner within a week of such closure. On receipt of the same, it is open to the petitioner to work out her remedy in the manner known to law.

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

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(AS) /TRUE COPY/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Karur District, Karur.

2.The Inspector of Police, Wangal Police Station Wangal Karur District 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

+1cc to M/s.J.Padmavathi Devi,Advocate in SR.29527 RR JA-DB/SAR.I/21.6.2016/2P-5C Crl.O.P.(MD).No.8509 of 2016 10.06.2016 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/