P.Ganapathy vs The Superintendent Of Police
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                                   IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

                                                    DATED : 22.04.2021

                                                         CORAM:

                                      THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR

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                     P.Ganapathy                                                    ... Petitioner
                                                         Versus

                     1.The Superintendent of Police,
                       Namakkal.

                     2.The Inspector of Police,
                       Puduchatram, Namakkal District.                         ... Respondents

                     PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code
                     of Criminal Procedure, to direct the respondents to take action on the
                     complaint/petition/representation of the petitioner and consequently
                     direct the respondents to register a case against R.Palanivel, V.Palanivel,
                     Sengotaiyan, P.Krishnamurthy, S.Krishnamurthy and Baby of
                     Nattamangalam Village, Namakkal Taluk and District and the erring
                     Police Officer viz., Ganesan, Inspector of Police, formerly at
                     Puduchatram, Mojanoor and proceed against them in accordance with
                     law.

                                       For Petitioner    :     Mr.K.R.Vijayakumar

                                       For Respondents :       Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz,
                                                               Additional Public Prosecutor




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                                                          ORDER

This petition has been filed to direct the respondents to register the

petitioner complaint and file an FIR.

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 Superintendent of Police, Namakkal.

2.The Inspector of Police, Puduchatram, Namakkal District.

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

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M.NIRMAL KUMAR, J.

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