Maheswari vs The State Represented By

Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 9318 Mad
Judgement Date : 18 May, 2022

Madras High Court
Maheswari vs The State Represented By on 18 May, 2022
                                                                                  Crl.O.P.No.11629 of 2022


                                  IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

                                                  DATED : 18.05.2022

                                                        CORAM

                        THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH

                                                Crl.O.P.No.11629 of 2022


                     Maheswari                                                          ... Petitioner

                                                          Vs.

                     1.The State represented by
                       The Superintendent of Police,
                       Office of the Superintendent of Police,
                       Villupuram District.

                     2.The Inspector of Police,
                       All Women Police Station,
                       Tindivanam,
                       Villupuram District.                                         ... Respondents

                     Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to
                     direct the 2nd respondent police to register a FIR on the petitioner's
                     complaint dated 12.04.2022 which was received by the 2nd respondent
                     police in CSR.No.96 of 2022 dated 12.04.2022.

                                     For Petitioner            : Mr.R.Dilli Kumar

                                     For Respondents           : Mr.E.Raj Thilak
                                                                 Additional Public Prosecutor


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                                                           ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the 2nd respondent police to register a FIR on the petitioner's complaint dated 12.04.2022 which was received by the 2nd respondent police in CSR.No.96 of 2022 dated 12.04.2022.

2.Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondents.

3.This petition is not maintainable, in view of the Order passed by a Division Bench of this Court in G.Prabhakaran v. The Superintendent of Police, Thanjavur reported in (2018) 2 LW Crl 489. The Hon'ble Supreme Court in its latest judgment rendered by a three Judge Bench in M. Subramaniam v. S. Janaki reported in (2020) 5 CTC 464, after relying upon Sakiri Vasu Case, has categorically held that the High Court cannot issue any direction for registration of FIR in exercise of its jurisdiction under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. The Hon'ble Supreme Court held that the informant has to necessarily avail of the alternative remedy https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 2 Crl.O.P.No.11629 of 2022 provided under Section 154 (3) of Cr.P.C., and Section 156 (3) of Cr.P.C. Liberty is given to the petitioner to workout his remedy as per the directions issued by the Division Bench in the order referred supra.

This Criminal Original Petition is disposed of accordingly.

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1.The Superintendent of Police, Office of the Superintendent of Police, Villupuram District.

2.The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Tindivanam, Villupuram District.

3.The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, Chennai.

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