Muthu Lakshmi vs The Superintendent Of Police
2023 Latest Caselaw 8741 Mad

                                                                             W.P.(MD) No.17369 of 2023

                             BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

                                                DATED: 20.07.2023

                                                     CORAM

                                  THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE D.NAGARJUN

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                 Muthu Lakshmi                                            ... Petitioner
                                                        /vs./


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

                 2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police,
                   Ambasamudram,
                   Tirunelveli District.

                 3.The Inspector of Police,
                   Pappakudi Police Station,
                   Tirunelveli District.                                  ... Respondents

                 PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for
                 issuance of Writ of Mandamus, directing the 3rd respondent to take appropriate
                 action on the petitioner's Compliant dated 20.05.2023 which was recorded by the
                 3rd respondent at hospital during treatment, in the light of the judgment passed by
                 the Supreme Court in Lalithakumari -Vs-State of Uttra Pradesh and on the basis
                 of the petitioner's subsequent representation dated 20.06.2023.


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                                  For Petitioner     : Mr.S.Sathyachidambaram

                                  For Respondents : Mr.B.Thanga Aravindh
                                                        Government Advocate (Crl.side)

                                                        ORDER

This petition is filed seeking for a direction to the respondent No.3 police

to take appropriate action on the complaint given by the petitioner dated

20.05.2023.

2.It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner

was admitted in the hospital on receiving of injuries on 18.05.2023 and the police

have recorded the statement of the petitioner on 20.05.2023. Subsequently, the

police have not taken any action, thereby the petitioner has sent a complaint by

post on 20.06.2023 and even after that, no action has been taken, thereby sought

for issuance of suitable directions to the respondent police.

3.It is submitted by the learned Government Advocate (Crl.side) on the

other hand that soon after receipt of the representation of the petitioner by post,

the police have registered the same as C.S.R.No.255 of 2023 and subsequently,

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the police have registered a case in Crime No.134 of 2023 against the accused

basing on a complaint given by the petitioner and the investigation is in progress.

4.Since the police have already registered the case basing on the

representation of the petitioner, no further orders are required to be passed in this

petition, thereby this Petition is dismissed. No costs.

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                 To

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

2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Ambasamudram, Tirunelveli District.

3.The Inspector of Police, Pappakudi Police Station, Tirunelveli District.

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DR.D.NAGARJUN, J.

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