Raniammal vs The Superintendent Of Police
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                                                                                    Crl.OP.No.7672 of 2022

                                  IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

                                                      DATED: 14.06.2022

                                                           CORAM

                              THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR

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               Raniammal                                                 ... Petitioner
                                                            Vs.

               1. The Superintendent of Police,
                  Chengleput District,
                  Chengleput.

               2. The Inspector of Police,
                  Choonambedu Police Station,
                  Chengleput District.                                                    ... Respondents

               PRAYER: This Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C.,

               praying, to direct the Second Respondent to Register and investigate the complaint

               of the petitioner dated 23.11.2019 in CSR No.793 of 2019 on the file of Inspector

               of Police, Choonambedu Police Station, the Second Respondent herein, in

               accordance with law.

                                   For Petitioner            : Mr.R.Sankarasubbu

                                   For Respondents           : Mr.A.Gokulakrishnan,
                                                              Additional Public Prosecutor.


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                                                      ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the second

respondent to register and investigate the complaint of the petitioner dated

23.11.2019 in CSR No.793 of 2019 on the file of the 2nd respondent police.

2. Mr.A.Gokulakrishnan, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the

respondents would submit that based on the complaint given by the petitioner,

enquiry has been conducted and the same is pending on the file of the second

respondent police.

3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional

Public Prosecutor for the respondents.

4. The Division Bench of this Court in G.Prabhakaran v. The

Superintendent of Police, Thanjavur, reported in (2018) 2 LW Crl 489 and the

Hon'ble Supreme Court in its latest judgment rendered by a three Judge Bench in

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M.Subramaniam v. S.Janaki, reported in (2020) 5 CTC 464, after relying upon

Sakiri Vasu's Case, has categorically held that the High Court cannot issue any

direction for registration of FIR. High Court can intervene only in extraordinary

circumstances and rare cases. However, taking note of the fact that the complaint

is now pending and not been enquired, the Investigation officer is directed to issue

notice to the parties and conduct enquiry as directed by the Hon'ble Apex Court in

the case of Lalita Kumari Vs. Government of Uttar Pradesh and others [2014

(2) SCC (1)]. If any cognizable offence is made out, the respondent police is

bound to register the FIR otherwise they may close the complaint. Such exercise

shall be completed within a period of two weeks from today.

5. With the above directions, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of.

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To

1. The Superintendent of Police, Chengleput District, Chengleput.

2. The Inspector of Police, Choonambedu Police Station, Chengleput District.

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Chennai.

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N.SATHISH KUMAR,J.

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