M.Ramesh vs State Represented By
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                                                                                   Crl.O.P.No.4917 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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                M.Ramesh                                                          ... Petitioner

                                                             Vs.

                1. State represented by,
                   The Superintendent of Police,
                   Dharmapuri District,

                2. The Inspector of Police,
                   B-1, Town Police Station,
                   Dharmapuri District.                                           ... Respondents

                Prayer: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., pleased to
                direct the respondents to register the complaint given by the petitioner dated
                05.02.2021 and investigate the matter.


                                       For Petitioner    :     Mr.J.Karthikeyan
                                       For Respondents :       Mr.N.Muthuvel
                                                               Government Advocate (Crl.Side)




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                                                     ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking to direct the

respondents to register the complaint based on the petitioner's complaint dated

05.02.2021 and investigate the matter.

2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned Government Advocate

(Crl.Side) appearing for the respondents, on instructions submitted that the case

has been transferred to District Crime Branch, Dharmapuri, on point of

jurisdiction.

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

Government Advocate (Crl.Side) 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. However, taking note of the fact that

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the complaint is 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 direction, this Criminal Original Petition stands

disposed of.

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N. SATHISH KUMAR, J.

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To

1. The Superintendent of Police, Dharmapuri District.

2. The Inspector of Police, B-1, Town Police Station, Dharmapuri District.

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

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