Solaiyappan v. The Superintendent of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 19.09.2023 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE D.NAGARJUN Crl.O.P.(MD) No.16355 of 2023 Solaiyappan ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Superintendent of Police, Office of the Superintendent of Police, Ramanathapuram District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Kovilankulam Police Station, Kamuthi Taluk, Ramanathapuram District.

3.Murugan

4.Krishnan Devar

5.Thamarai Naiyakkar

6.Devaraj ..Respondents PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to direct the respondents 1 and 2 to give an adequate police protection to the petitioner's land, on the basis of the petitioner's representation dated 06.07.2023. For Petitioner : Mr.K.Yasar Arafath For R1 and R2 : Mr.E.Antony Sahaya Prabahar Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition is filed seeking for a direction to the respondents 1 and 2 Police to provide police protection to the petitioner's land, basing on a representation given by him on 06.07.2023.

¶2It is submitted by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner that there are disputes between the petitioner and the unofficial respondents in respect of immovable property and the petitioner has filed O.S.No.37 of 2010 before the District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate, Kamuthi, and the said suit was decreed in favour of the petitioner. It is further submitted that the respondent No.3, who is the President of the Village, has been threatening the petitioner to remove Karuvelam trees as the said trees are depleting the ground water in the said area and thereby, he sought for suitable directions.

¶3The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the official respondents submits that basing on the representation of the petitioner dated 06.07.2023, C.S.R.No.72 of 2023 has been given on

27.08.2023 and during the course of enquiry, the unofficial respondents appeared before the Police and gave an undertaking that they will not interefere with the possession of the petitioner.

¶4In view of the submission made by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the official respondents, no further directions can be given. However, in case if any threat comes from the unofficial respondents, the petitioner is at liberty to approach the respondents Police and file a fresh application.

¶5Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of. Index : Yes/No

19.09.2023 Internet : Yes/No ssb To

1.The Superintendent of Police, Office of the Superintendent of Police, Ramanathapuram District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Kovilankulam Police Station, Kamuthi Taluk, Ramanathapuram District.

3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. DR.D.NAGARJUN. J.

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19.09.2023