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M. Geetha v. The Superintendent Of Police

2022-02-25Honourable Mr Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan2 pages

Crl.O.P(MD)No.16535 of 2021 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 25.02.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN Crl.O.P(MD)No.16535 of 2021 M.Geetha ... Petitioner / Defacto Complainant Vs.

1. The Superintendent of Police, Office of the Superintendent of Police, Sivagangai District, Sivagangai.

2. The Inspector of Police, Thiruppuvanam Police Station, Sivagangai District.

... Respondents/ Complainant Prayer: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., to direct the respondents to include necessary penal provisions of law and to add persons accused having connection with the case in Crime No.377 of 2021 registered on the file of the second respondent police station in accordance with law within the time stipulated by this Court.

For Petitioner : M/s.S.Malaikani For Respondents : Mr.R.M.Anbunithi Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the respondents to include necessary penal provisions of law and to add persons accused having connection with the case in Crime No.377 of 2021 registered on the file of the second respondent police station in accordance with law within the time stipulated by this Court.

2. This petition has been filed to direct the second respondent to include the offences under Section 494 and 120(b) of IPC in Crime No.377 of 2021. On the complaint lodged by the petitioner, the second respondent registered a case in Crime No.377 of 2021 for the offences punishable under Section 294(b), 323, 355 and 506(i) of IPC and Section 4 of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 2002. However, according the petitioner, the second respondent https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

Crl.O.P(MD)No.16535 of 2021 failed to register the case for the offences under Section 494 and 120(b) of IPC.

3. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that while investigation, the second respondent filed an alteration report including the offences under Section 494 of IPC.

4. Recording the above submission, this Criminal Original Petition is closed. However, the petitioner is at liberty to invoke the provisions under Section 216 and 319 of Cr.P.C. during the trial before the Trial Court.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CS-III) // True Copy // / /2022 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) Lm 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, Office of the Superintendent of Police, Sivagangai District, Sivagangai.

2. The Inspector of Police, Thiruppuvanam Police Station, Sivagangai District.

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

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