Muthulakshmi v. The Superintendent of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 20.12.2023 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ILANGOVAN

1.Muthulakshmi

2.Varatharaj

3.V.Selvam .. Petitioners in both petitions Vs.

1.The Superintendent of Police, O/o. The Superintendent of Police, Theni, Theni District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Devadanapatty Police Station, Devadanapatty, Theni District.

3.Chinnakaman

4.Pon Rathika

5.Saravankumar .. Respondents in both petitions PRAYER (in Crl.O.P.(MD) No.17628 of 2023): Petition filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code to direct the respondents 1 and 2 not to harass the petitioners under the guise of enquiry. PRAYER (in Crl.O.P.(MD) No.17674 of 2023): Petition filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code to direct the respondents 1 and 2 not to interfere in the civil dispute which is pending before the Principal District Judge, Theni in O.S.No.21 of 2017. For Petitioners : Mr.A.M.Raja For RR1 & 2 : Mr.M.Sakthi Kumar Government Advocate (Crl. Side) COMMON ORDER These Criminal Original Petitions have been filed to direct the respondents 1 and 2 not to harass the petitioners and not to interfere in the civil dispute which is pending before the Principal District Judge, Theni in O.S.No.21 of 2017.

¶2Learned Government Advocate submitted that pending the trial process before the learned Principal District Judge, Theni, in O.S.No.21 of 2017, frequent trouble arose between the parties over which several complaints have been given and several FIRs have been registered. Except conducting enquiry over the complaints given by both sides, no interference is made by the respondents in the affairs of the parties.

¶3In view of the facts, the learned Government Advocate is directed to advice the enquiry officer to close the complaint by advising the parties to work out remedy in the pending civil suit itself.

¶4With this direction, these Criminal Original Petitions are disposed of.

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G.ILANGOVAN, J. pnn To

1.The Superintendent of Police, O/o. The Superintendent of Police, Theni, Theni District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Devadanapatty Police Station, Devadanapatty, Theni District.

3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. Crl.O.P.(MD) Nos.17628 and 17674 of 2023 Dated : 20.12.2023