S.Bharathi vs The State
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                                 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

                                                     DATED : 20.04.2021

                                                          CORAM:

                                       THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR

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                      S.Bharathi                                                   ... Petitioner

                                                          Versus

                      The State,
                      rep.by The Inspector of Police,
                      R-4, Soundar Pandianar Angadi Police Station, (Crime)
                      T.Nagar, Chennai-600 017.                                   ... Respondents

                      PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code
                      of Criminal Procedure, to direct the respondent police to register the
                      complaint dated 15.12.2019.

                                        For Petitioners            :   Mr.B.Ramakrishnan

                                        For Respondents         :      Mr.C.Raghavan,
                                                                       Government Advocate




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                                                       ORDER

This petition has been filed to direct the respondent police to

register the complaint dated 15.12.2019.

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

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

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directions issued by the Division Bench in the order referred supra.

4.This Criminal Original Petition is disposed of accordingly.

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To

1.The Inspector of Police, R-4, Soundar Pandianar Angadi Police Station, (Crime) T.Nagar, Chennai-600 017.

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

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