Madras High CourtWP(MD)/12846/2016dismissed

Benedict Alexander v. The Home Secretary

2020-10-29Honourable Mr Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan4 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Date : 29/10/2020 PRESENT The Hon'ble Mr.Justice G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN Benedict Alexander

...Petitioner

Vs.

1.The Home Secretary, St.George Forts, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Director General of Police, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004.

3.The District Collector, Kanyakumari District, Nagercoil, 4.The Superintendent of Police, Kanyakumari District, Nagercoil, 5.Dharma Rajan, I.P.S., Superintendent of Police, Kanyakumari District, Nagercoil.

6.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Colachel Division, 7.Venkataraman, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Colachel Division, Colachel, 8.The Inspector of Police, Karungel, 1/4

9.Madhaven Inspector of Police, Karungel, 10.The Inspector of Police, Colachel Police Station, 11.Charles Beejin 12.Stephenson 13.Raja Robert ... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 1 to 3 to initiate criminal action against the respondents 4 to 13 and accord compensation of Rs.50,00,000/- for illegally detaining the petitioner from 03.02.2016, 1 p.m. to 05.02.2016, 8.15 p.m. For Petitioner : Mr.C.K.M.Appaji For R2, R4 to R13 : Mr.K.R.Bharathi Kannan Government Advocate (Crl.side)

O R D E R

This Writ Petition is filed to direct the respondents 1 to 3 to initiate criminal action against the respondents 4 to 13 and accord compensation of Rs.50,00,000/- for illegally detaining the petitioner from 03.02.2016, 1 p.m. to 05.02.2016, 8.15 p.m. 2.It is seen that the petitioner is a habitual offender so far he involved in more than eight cases till 2015. While being so, the petitioner come forward by this Writ Petition for seeking compensation and also taking criminal action as against the police officials only to escape from the clutches of law. It is also seen 2/4

that the petitioner had bad antecedents and involved in so many cases and now trial is pending as against the petitioner. Therefore, the present Writ Petition is nothing but only to threaten the police officials and nothing else. That apart the petitioner did not file any complaint before any of the authorities for illegal detention as against the police officials.

3.Therefore, this Writ Petition is devoid of merits and it is dismissed. No costs.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CS III) // True Copy // / /2020 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) vsd To 1.The Home Secretary, St.George Forts, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Director General of Police, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004.

3.The District Collector, Kanyakumari District, Nagercoil, 4.The Superintendent of Police, Kanyakumari District, Nagercoil, 5.The Superintendent of Police, Kanyakumari District, Nagercoil.

6.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Colachel Division, Colachel, Kanyakumari District.

7.The Inspector of Police, Karungel, Kanyakumari District.

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8.The Inspector of Police, Colachel Police Station, 9.The Additional Public Prosecutor Madurai Bench of Madras High Court Madurai.

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