D.Ravi vs State
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                                                                   1         Crl.OP No.17988 of 2020

                                   IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

                                                      DATED : 04.01.2021

                                                           CORAM

                              THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH

                                                CRL.O.P.No.17988 of 2020

                     D.Ravi                                                    ...Petitioner

                                                         .Vs.

                     1.State, Rep. by
                       The Deputy Superintendent of Police,
                       Ambattur Police Station,
                       Avadi, Chennai.

                     2.The Inspector of Police,
                       Kundrathur Police Station,
                       Kancheepuram District.                                  ...Respondents


                     PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of
                     Criminal Procedure, to direct the second respondent to register a case on the
                     complaint of the petitioner dated 09.09.2020 and investigate the same
                     according to law.

                                     For Petitioner      : Mr. M.Shahjahan

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




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                                                                   2           Crl.OP No.17988 of 2020

                                                         ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the second

respondent Police to register an FIR based on the petitioner's complaint

dated 09.09.2020, pending on the file of the second 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 directions

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issued by the Division Bench in the order referred supra.

This Criminal Original Petition is disposed of accordingly.

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To

1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Ambattur Police Station, Avadi, Chennai.

2.The Inspector of Police, Kundrathur Police Station, Kancheepuram District.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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N.ANAND VENKATESH.J.,

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CRL.O.P.No.17988 of 2020

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