Neduncheliyan v. The Superintendent Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 11.08.2023

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE D.NAGARJUN Neduncheliyan ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Superintendent of Police, Karur District, Karur.

2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kulithalai, Karur District.

3.The Inspector of Police, Thogamalai Police Station, Karur District.

4.N.Thangamani 5.N.Prabakaran 6.K.Mohan Raj 7.K.Danapakiyam 8.Papa @ Nagarathinam 9.P.Sakthivel 10.V.Perumal 11.P.Silambayee 12.E.Murugan 13.M.Sagunthala 14.S.Saviyan 15.A.Senthil Kumar 1/5

16.S.Ruba 17.V.Ramesh 18.Moorthi ..Respondents PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, to direct the Respondent No.1 to 3 to give adequate police protection to the petitioner and his family members life and limb and on the basis of the representation dated 31.07.2023.

For Petitioner :Mr.A.Joseph Jerry For R1 to R3 :Mr.B.Thanga Aravindh Government Advocate (Crl.side) O RDER This Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking for a direction to the respondent police to provide protection and his family members basing on a representation given by the petitioner dated 31.07.2023.

2.According to the petitioner, there are civil disputes between the petitioner and the unofficial respondents and a criminal case has been registered against them in Crime No.263 of 2023, which is under investigation and since the unofficial respondents continued to threaten the petitioner, he has filed a representation dated 31.07.2023 requesting the respondent police to provide 2/5

protection and that the police are not coming forward to provide protection, hence sought for suitable directions.

3.The learned Government Advocate (Crl.side) submits that the police have not received any representation from the petitioner seeking police protection. 4.Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel on either side, since the allegations are made against the unofficial respondents that they are threatening the petitioner, the petitioner is directed to go over to the respondent police and file fresh application, on which the respondent police are directed to consider and dispose of the same as quickly as possible, not later than two weeks from the date of filing of the fresh application. 5.With the above directions, this Petition is disposed of. Speaking : Yes / No 11.08.2023 NCC : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No Index : Yes / No mm 3/5

To 1.1.The Superintendent of Police, Karur District, Karur.

2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kulithalai, Karur District.

3.The Inspector of Police, Thogamalai Police Station, Karur District.

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

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DR.D.NAGARJUN. J.

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