P.Sarath Kumar vs The Commissioner Of Police
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                                                                             Crl.O.P.No.8158 of 2022



                              IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

                                              DATED: 15.06.2022

                                                      CORAM

                            THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR

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                P.Sarath Kumar                                               ... Petitioner
                                                         Vs.

                1.The Commissioner of Police,
                  Coimbatore City,
                  Coimbatore District.

                2.The Inspector of Police,
                  Selvapuram Police Station,
                  Coimbatore City. Coimbatore.                               ... Respondents

                PRAYER: This Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C.,
                to issue a suitable direction to the respondent's police to register a case on the
                basis of petitioner's complaint dated 23.03.2022.


                                     For Petitioner    : Mr.D.Ramesh

                                     For Respondents : Mr.N.Muthuvel
                                                       Government Advocate (Criminal Side)




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                                                        ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to issue a suitable

direction to the respondent's police to register a case on the basis of petitioner's

complaint dated 23.03.2022.

2. Mr.N.Muthuvel, learned Government Advocate 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

Government Advocate 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 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

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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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N.SATHISH KUMAR,J.

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To

1.The Commissioner of Police, Coimbatore City, Coimbatore District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Selvapuram Police Station, Coimbatore City. Coimbatore.

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