Madras High CourtWP(MD)/17646/2019dismissed as infructuous

M. Sethulakshmi v. The Superintendent Of Police

2022-01-24Honourable Dr Justice G. Jayachandran2 pages

W.P. (MD). No.17646 of 2019 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 24.01.2022

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE G.JAYACHANDRAN W.P. (MD). No.17646 of 2019 M.Sethulakshmi W/o.P.Murugesan ... Petitioner -Vs1.The Superintendent of Police, Theni District, Theni.

2.The Inspector of Police, Chinnamanoor Police Station, Theni District.

3.Rafiq, The Sub-Inspector of Police, Chinnamanoor Police Station, Theni District.

4.Ravi @ Raveendran 5.Pathipooranam 6.Rajathi Ammal ... Respondents PRAYER : Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 1 and 2 to take appropriate action against the respondents 3 to 6 by conducting the enquiry on the basis of the petitioner's representation made to the first respondent dated 28.06.2019 within the time frame stipulated by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Shankar Ganesh For Respondents : Mr.A.Thiruvadi Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor for R1 to R3

O R D E R

This Writ Petition is filed seeking Mandamus, directing the respondents 1 and 2 to take appropriate action against the respondents 3 to 6 on the basis of the complaint dated 28.06.2019. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

W.P. (MD). No.17646 of 2019 2.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents 1 to 3 would submit that the complaint of the petitioner herein was taken for investigation and FIR has been registered in Crime No.434 of 2019 on 13.09.2019, against the three persons namely Rajathi Ammal, Ravi and Pathipooranam and thereafter, at the request of the petitioner herein, the action has been dropped. If the petitioner herein is aggrieved by the action dropped proceedings of the respondent police, it is always open to her to file a protest petition and seek for further action in accordance with law.

3.Since the respondent police has already taken up the representation of the petitioner herein for investigation and registered the FIR in Crime No.434 of 2019, nothing survives for consideration in this petition. Hence, this writ Petition is dismissed. No Costs.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CS-II) // True Copy // / /2022 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) tta Note : In view of the present lock down owing to COVID-19 pandemic, a web copy of the order may be utilized for official purposes, but, ensuring that the copy of the order that is presented is the correct copy, shall be the responsibility of the advocate / litigant concerned.

To, 1.The Superintendent of Police, Theni District, Theni.

2.The Inspector of Police, Chinnamanoor Police Station, Theni District.

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