N.Ramamurthy vs The District Superintendent Of ...
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                                                           CRL.O.P.No.6519 of 2021


           IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

                               DATED : 07.04.2021

                                   CORAM:

                 THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR

                            CRL.O.P.No.6519 of 2021

N.Ramamurthy                                                 ... Petitioner
                               Versus
1.The District Superintendent of Police
  District Crime Branch,
  Thirupathur District,
  Thirupathur – 635 601.

2.The Inspector of Police,
  Town Police Station,
  Thirupathur District,
  Thirupathur – 635 601.                                     ... Respondents

PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code
of Criminal Procedure, directing the 1st respondents to register a case in
respect of the complaint dated 29.06.2020 submitted by the petitioner
and others for which any enquiry was conducted by the 1st respondent
petitioner side only on 3.7.2020 within a time to be stipulated by this
Court.

                  For Petitioner   :      Mr.R.Ramesh Raja

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

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                                 ORDER

This petition has been filed to direct the respondent Police to

register a case based on the petitioner complaint dated 29.06.2020

pending on the file of the 2nd respondent Police.

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.

07.04.2021 Index: Yes/No Internet: Yes/No

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To

1.The District Superintendent of Police District Crime Branch, Thirupathur District, Thirupathur – 635 601.

2.The Inspector of Police, Town Police Station, Thirupathur District, Thirupathur – 635 601.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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M.NIRMAL KUMAR, J.

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