← Library
Madras High CourtCONT P(MD)/2288/2025closed

S.Paramasivan v. S.Aravind

2025-10-30Honourable Mr Justice Sunder Mohan5 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 30.10.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN in Crl.O.P.(MD).No.19876 of 2024 S.Paramasivan ... Petitioner/Petitioner Vs.

1.S.Aravind, The Superintendent of Police, Tenkasi District, Tenkasi.

2.Hariharan, The Inspector of Police, Pavoorchatram Police Station, Tenkasi, Tenkasi District.

... Contemnors/Respondents Prayer : Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, to punish the Contemnors/Respondents under the Contempt of Court Act for willful disobedience of order of this Court passed in Crl.O.P(MD). No.19876 of 2024 dated 18.11.2024.

For Petitioner : Mr.N.Vignesh For Respondents : Mr.R.Meenakshi Sundaram Additional Public Prosecutor 1/5

ORDER

The petitioner seeks to punish the respondents for alleged willful disobedience of the order of this Court dated 18.11.2024 in Crl.O.P.(MD). No.19876 of 2024.

2. It is the case of the petitioner that the respondents have violated the following directions in Crl.O.P.(MD).No.19876 of 2024: "4. However, the petitioner is now with the electronic evidence and pictures recording all the incident, wherein all the accused persons were present together which has been capture in the mobile phone. The petitioner is directed to submit the mobile phone with the pictures, so that the same can be considered. In view of the same, the petitioner is directed to appear before the respondent police and furnish the details. Thereafter, the respondent police is directed to verify the same and conduct the investigation in Crime No.309 of 2024."

3. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents would submit that the investigation is pending and that it is now conducted by the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Alangulam Sub Division since there is a specific direction by this Court. He would further submit that the evidence offered by the petitioner would be taken into consideration at the 2/5

time of filing of the final report and that the final report would be filed within a period of one month.

4. It is needless to say that this Court had only directed the petitioner to appear before the respondents and directed the respondents to conduct the investigation, which is now being conducted by the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Alangulam. Therefore, this Court is of the view that there is no contempt. Hence, this Contempt Petition stands closed with a direction to the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Alangulam Sub Division to conclude the investigation in Crime No.309 of 2024 and file a final report within a period of one (1) month from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 30.10.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes/ No Lm 3/5

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

2.The Inspector of Police, Pavoorchatram Police Station, Tenkasi, Tenkasi District.

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

4/5

SUNDER MOHAN, J.

Lm 30.10.2025 5/5