1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 09.11.2011 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.NAGAMUTHU Crl.O.P.(MD).No.14483 of 2011 Indira : Petitioner -Vs- 1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, District Crime Branch, Tanjore. 2.The Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Tanjore. : Respondents PRAYER: Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure praying to direct the respondents not to harass the petitioner in her civil dispute with one S.Rajagopalan. For Petitioner : Mr.V.Manoharan For Respondents : Mr.P.Kannithevan,Govt. Advocate O R D E R In this Criminal Original Petition, the petitioner has come up seeking a direction to the respondents–police not to harass her under the guise of investigation or enquiry on a complaint made against her. 2. The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) would submit that the petitioner is not wanted either for interrogation or for the purpose of investigation and she is not an accused in any other case and there is no harassment. The said statement is recorded. 3. Further, it is needless to point out that either for investigation or for enquiry, the respondent – police is bound to follow the procedure established under law, more particularly, as per the directions issued by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in D.K.Basu vs. State of West Bengal reported in AIR 1997 SC 610. 4. In view of the above observation, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of. But at the same time, it is made clear that if the petitioner is wanted for interrogation or an accused in any other case, the respondent can do it in accordance with law. Sd/- DEPUTY REGISTRAR(WRITS) /TRUE COPY / ASSISTANT REGISTRAR. vsm/rr To 1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, District Crime Branch,Tanjore. 2.The Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch,Tanjore. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court,Madurai. SB 28/11/2011 1P 4C Crl.O.P.(MD).No.14483 of 2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/