R.Haresh Babu v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 23.06.2025 CORAM :

THE HON`BLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI Crl.OP(MD)No.10470 of 2025 R.Haresh Babu ... Petitioner Vs 1.The Superintendent of Police, Madurai District, Madurai 2.The Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Madurai District, Madurai.

3.R.Mala

...Respondents

Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, to direct the second respondent not to harass the petitioner and his family members in the guise of enquiry on the basis of the representation, dated 17.06.2025.

For Petitioner : Mr.G.Sarathkumar For Respondents 1 & 2 : Mr.P.Kottaichamy Government Advocate (Crl.side) 1/5

O R D E R

The petitioner has approached this Court that the respondent police is harassing him under the guise of an enquiry.

2. Mr.P.Kottaichamy, learned Government Advocate (Crl.side), who takes notice for the respondents submits that this petitioner is the defacto complainant's(Crime No.50 of 2019) brother's son. The above crime number is pending on the file of the Central Crime Branch, Madurai. During the course of investigation, they found that there are certain materials as against this petitioner and therefore, in order to ascertain the role of the petitioner in the commission of offence, they have summoned the petitioner for producing the relevant documents. The petitioner without appearing before the respondent police has approached this Court as if the respondent police are harassing him. According to the respondent police, they suspect this petitioner as an accused in Crime number 50 of 2019. 3.According to the respondent police, they are having some materials as against this petitioner to array him as an accused in Crime 2/5

No.50 of 2019. In the event, if they found that there are sufficient materials as against the petitioner, it is open to the respondent police to file the final report as against him. Having come to a conclusion that the petitioner is also an accused in the above crime number, it is open to the respondent police to secure him for further interrogation. They need not harass the petitioner unnecessarily. 4.With the above observations and directions, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of.

23.06.2025 NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes/No Internet:Yes vrn 3/5

To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Madurai District, Madurai 2.The Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Madurai District, Madurai.

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B.PUGALENDHI,J vrn Order made in Crl.OP(MD)No.10470 of 2025 23.06.2025 5/5