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Ganesan v. The Superintendent Of Police

2022-11-25Honourable Mr Justice Sathi Kumar Sukumara Kurup4 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated: 25.11.2022

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SATHI KUMAR SUKUMARA KURUP Ganesan ... Petitioners Vs.

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

2.The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Sanarpatti, Dindigul District.

3.Divya

...Respondents

PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. praying to direct the second Respondent not to harass the Petitioner and his family members under the guise of enquiry without following due process of law.

For Petitioners : Mr.B.Thangamani For R1 and R2 : Mr.T.Senthilkumar Additional Public Prosecutor 1/4

ORDER

This Petition had been filed to direct the second Respondent not to harass the Petitioner and his family members under the guise of enquiry. 2.When the case is taken up for hearing, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that the Petitioner's wife had filed a Petition in Cr.M.P.No.14957 of 2022 under Section 200 of Cr.P.C. before the learned Judicial Magistrate (Additional Mahila Court), Dindigul. Based on the direction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, the second Respondent had issued summon to the Petitioner. On receipt of the same, the Petitioner had approached this Court.

3.By way of rejoinder, the learned Counsel for the Petitioner submitted that already the Petitioner's wife gave a complaint against the Petitioner before the second Respondent. After enquiry, the second Respondent had closed the said complaint. However, she gave another complaint before the Thadikombu Police Station, in which, an FIR was registered. Therefore, the Petitioner seeks direction to the Respondent 2/4

Police not to harass him and his family members. 4.In view of the above submission, the Petitioner is directed to co-operate with the pending enquiry with the second Respondent. The Respondents 1 and 2 are directed not to harass the Petitioner and also to follow the guidelines issued by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Lalitha Kumari Vs. Government of Uttar Pradesh reported in 2013 (6) CTC 353.

5.With the above direction, the Criminal Original Petition is disposed of.

25.11.2022 Index:Yes/No vsd 3/4

SATHI KUMAR SUKUMARA KURUP , J.

vsd To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Dindigul District, Dindigul.

2.The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Sanarpatti, Dindigul District.

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

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