R.Selvakumar vs The State Represented By
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                                                                                Crl.O.P.No.21106 of 2020

                                   IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

                                                  DATED : 05.01.2021

                                                        CORAM

                           THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH

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                R.Selvakumar                                                   .. Petitioner
                                                     .vs.

                1. The State Represented by
                   The Superintendent of Police,
                   Thiruvarur District.

                2. The Deputy Superintendent of Police,
                   Muthupettai Range,
                   Muthupettai.

                3. The Inspector of Police,
                   Muthupettai Police Station,
                   Thiruvarur District.                                      ..Respondents

                PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of
                Criminal Procedure, to direct the respondents police to register the petitioner
                complaint dated 24.02.2020 and investigate the matter in accordance with law.

                                    For Petitioner  : Mr.T.Elumalai
                                    For Respondents : Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz, (Crl.Side)
                                                      Additional Public Prosecutor

                                                        ORDER

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

the petitioner complaint dated 24.02.2020 and investigate the matter in

accordance with law.

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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 issued by the Division Bench in the

order referred supra.

This Criminal Original Petition is disposed of accordingly.

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               Index                 : Yes/No
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To

1. The Superintendent of Police, Thiruvarur District.

2. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Muthupettai Range, Muthupettai.

3. The Inspector of Police, Muthupettai Police Station, Thiruvarur District.

4.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Madras.

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N. ANAND VENKATESH,. J.

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