K.Udayakumar v. The Commissioner of Police,

O R D E R This criminal original petition is filed to direct the respondents not to harass the petitioners under the guise of enquiry.

¶2The case of the petitioners, who are father and son, is that certain miscreantsencroached upon a Government property situate opposite to their residence, put up a temple structure and causing nuisance by using loud speakers, drums, tom-toms etc. Though writs were filed by the petitioners seeking direction to the Government Authorities to remove the encroachments and directions were also issued to the official respondents in the writ petition filed by the 1st petitioner to survey the land and to remove the encroachment, if any, found, till date, no action has been taken. The grievance of the petitioners is that on coming to know about the filing of writ petitions, some of the miscreants were creating ruckus every day and had also given a false complaint to the 2nd respondent against the petitioners. The petitioners also lodged a complaint about the illegal actions of those miscreants to the 2nd respondent. However, instead of taking action against those miscreants, the petitioners are called to the Police Station repeatedly 2\4 under the guise of enquiry by the 2nd respondent. Hence, the criminal original petition.

¶3Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners, who would submit that though the petitioners had attended the enquiry on multiple occasions, the petitioners are unnecessarily being harassed and threatened for no fault of theirs.

¶4Learned Additional Public Prosecutor has filed a status report stating that the petitioners have made wild allegations without proper materials not only against individuals as though they had encroached upon poramboke land, they had also raised objections with regard to certain temples in their vicinity and their administration. It is stated in the report that those temples do not come under the HR & CE Department and they are locally administered by the villagers. Further, it is stated that devotional cinema songs are not played every day from 6.30a.m. to 9a.m. and from

6.30p.m. to 8.30p.m or throughout day and night during temple functions as alleged by the petitioners and that loudspeakers were used only in connection with the consecration of one Mariamman Temple and they have already been removed. Since, now, the petitioners are no longer required for 3\4 M. NIRMAL KUMAR,J. nv any enquiry, the respondent Police may not come in search of the petitioners. Therefore, the apprehension of the petitioners is misconceived.

¶5Heard both sides and perused the materials on record.

¶6Finding that the respondent Police, as on date, does not require the presence of the petitioners for enquiry and there is no harassment, the criminal original petition stands dismissed.

24.03.2026 nv To

¶1The Commissioner of Police, Coimbatore city, Huzur Road, Uppilipalayam, Coimbatore 641 018.

¶2The Inspector of Police, E-1, Singanallur Police Station, Coimbatore District.

¶3The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 24.03.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M. NIRMAL KUMAR Crl. O.P. No. 5903 of 2026 1. K. Udhayakumar 2. U. Gowtham ..Petitioners Vs. 1. The Commissioner of Police, Coimbatore city, Huzur Road, Uppilipalayam, Coimbatore 641 018. 2. The Inspector of Police, E-1, Singanallur Police Station, Coimbatore District. ..Respondents Prayer: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS to direct the respondent not to harass the petitioners under the guise of enquiry. For Petitioners :: Mr.G. Adithyaraj For Respondents :: Mr.Leonard Arul Joseph Selvam Addl. Public Prosecutor 1\4