Kalimuthu v. The Superintendent Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 12.10.2023

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ILANGOVAN Crl.O.P.(MD)No.18259 of 2023 1.Kalimuthu 2.Ganapathisamy 3.Muthuramar 4.Muniyasamy 5.Ponnuthai 6.Kaliyammal

...Petitioners

Vs.

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

2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vilathikulam, Thoothukudi District.

3.The Inspector of Police, Sankaralingapuram Police Station, Sankaralingapuram, Thoothukudi District.

4.Chinnakalisamy 1/5

5.Sudhakar 6.Ganapathy 7.Vijay 8.Manikandan 9.Selvaraj 10.Thiruppathiraj 11.Kalisamy 12.Selvi 13.Perumalammal 14.Palraj 15.Madhavan 16.Marudhupandi 17.Karthi 18.Ramkumar 19.Satthammal 20.Murali

...Respondents

PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, to issue direction directing the Respondents 1 to 3 to provide Police Protection to life, belongings and limb of the petitioners and their family members from the Respondents 4 to 20 and ensure the petitioners and their family members to live in their houses at their village.

For Petitioners :Mr.R.Murugappan For Respondents :Mr.M.Vaikkam Karunanithi for R1 to R3 Government Advocate (Crl. Side) O RDER This criminal original petition has been filed seeking direction to the Respondents 1 to 3 to provide Police Protection to life, belongings and limb of 2/5

the petitioners and their family members from the Respondents 4 to 20 and ensure the petitioners and their family members to live in their houses at their village. 2.The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that because of some trivial issue between the daughter of the fourth respondent herein and one Rajarajan, trouble has arisen between two groups of family. Over which, case in counter case have been registered in Crime Nos.52 and 53 of 2023. In spite of the above said FIRs, they are making frequent trouble. Hence, he has given the above said representation.

3.Since case and counter case have been registered, there is no question of granting police protection to one of the parties. Since investigation is pending, I find no reason to entertain this petition.

4.Accordingly, this criminal original petition stands dismissed. Speaking : Yes / No 12.10.2023 NCC : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No Index : Yes / No TM 3/5

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

2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vilathikulam, Thoothukudi District.

3.The Inspector of Police, Sankaralingapuram Police Station, Sankaralingapuram, Thoothukudi District.

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

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G.ILANGOVAN. J.

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