E.Sugumar vs State Of Tamil Nadu
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                                                                                  Crl.O.P.No.17167 of 2021


                                 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

                                                     DATED : 21.09.2021

                                                          CORAM:

                                       THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR

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                      E.Sugumar.                                                   ... Petitioner

                                                              Versus
                      1. State of Tamil Nadu:
                         Represented by its,
                         The Commissioner of Police,
                         Greater Chennai Police,
                         Vepery, Chennai.

                      2. State of Tamil Nadu:
                         Represented by its,
                         Inspector of Police, (Cyber Crime),
                         T - 4, Maduravoyal Police Station,
                         Poonamallee High Rd, Maduravoyal,
                         Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600095.                               ... Respondents

                      PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code
                      of Criminal Procedure, to direct the 2nd respondent to register a case
                      based on the petitioner's complaint dated 05.08.2021 on the file of the 1st
                      respondent.


                                        For Petitioner    :       Mr.R.Krishna Kumar.


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                                       For Respondents :       Mr.R.Vinoth Raja,
                                                               Government Advocate (crl.side)
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                                                           ORDER

This petition has been filed to direct the respondent Police to

register a case based on the petitioner's complaint dated 05.08.2021

pending on the file of the 2nd respondent Police.

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

Government Advocate (crl.side) 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

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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.

4.This Criminal Original Petition is disposed of accordingly.

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To

1. The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai Police, Vepery, Chennai.

2. The Inspector of Police, (Cyber Crime), T - 4, Maduravoyal Police Station, Poonamallee High Rd, Maduravoyal, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600095.

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M.NIRMAL KUMAR, J.

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