G.Lakshmi vs The Inspector Of Police
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                                                                                  Crl.O.P.No.18191 of 2021


                                   IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

                                                   DATED : 07.10.2021

                                                        CORAM:

                                   THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR

                                                 Crl.O.P.No.18191 of 2021

                     G.Lakshmi                                              ... Petitioner

                                                            Versus

                     The Inspector of Police,
                     SRMC Police Station,
                     Chennai.                                               ... Respondent

                     PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the
                     Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the respondent to register a case
                     based on the complaint dated 13.09.2021.
                                      For Petitioner    :       Mr.K.Sivakumar.

                                      For Respondent    :       Mr.R.Vinothraja
                                                                Government Advocate(Crl.side)

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                                                        ORDER

(This case has been heard through video conference)

This petition has been filed to direct the respondent to register a

case based on the petitioner's complaint dated 13.09.2021 pending on the

file of the respondent Police.

2.Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned

Government Advocate appearing on behalf of the respondent.

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

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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.

4.This Criminal Original Petition is disposed of accordingly.

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To

1. The Inspector of Police, SRMC Police Station, Chennai.

2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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M.NIRMAL KUMAR, J.

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