G.Govindhan v. The State Of Tamilnadu Rep. By

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 25.09.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN Crl.O.P.(MD).No.16375 of 2025 G.Govindhan ... Petitioner Vs.

1. The State Represented by The Superintendent of Police, Karur, Karur District.

2. The Inspector of Police, Vangal Police Station, Karur District.

3. Jaya ... Respondents Prayer : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, to direct the respondent No.1 to instruct the 2nd respondent not to harass the petitioner under the guise of the enquiry without following due process of law. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Vignesh For R1 and R2 : Mr.R.M.Anbunithi Additional Public Prosecutor 1/4

ORDER

The petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent No.1 to instruct the 2nd respondent not to harass the petitioner under the guise of the enquiry.

2. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor, on instructions, would submit that an earlier complaint given by the third respondent was closed; that on another complaint given by the third respondent, an enquiry is pending; and that the enquiry would be completed within a period of one week.

3. Recording the above submission, this Court directs the third respondent to complete the enquiry and communicate the result of the enquiry to the petitioner within a period of one (1) week from the date of receipt of copy of this order. It is needless to say that the respondents Police shall not harass the petitioner under the guise of enquiry based on the repeated complaints of the third respondent.

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4. With the above direction, this Criminal Original Petition stands disposed of.

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

2. The Inspector of Police, Vangal Police Station, Karur District.

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

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SUNDER MOHAN, J.

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