1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED:02.03.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.PERIYA KARUPPIAH Crl.OP(MD)No.2682 of 2011 1.D.Hans Kennedy 2.Richard 3.Dhanraj 4.Shanthi Helan :Petitioners -Vs- The State Rep. by its Inspector of Police, Cantonment Police Station, Trichy. :Respondent PRAYER:This Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the respondent herein to give police protection to the petitioners and their property in view of complaint dated 03.02.2011 and 07.02.2011. For Petitioner:Mr.M.Siddharthan For Respondent:Mr.L.Murugan,Govt.Advocate(Crl.side) ORDER This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the respondent to give police protection to the petitioners and their property in view of complaint dated 03.02.2011 and 07.02.2011. 2.Heard Mr.M.Siddharthan, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and Mr.L.Murugan learned Government Advocate (Criminal side) appearing for the State. 3.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners would submit that the petitioner had purchased a house from one Rahamunisa, who assured that she would have vacated the tenant in the property within three months from the date of the sale. He would further submit that one day, the said Rahamunisha and her son and daughter came there and demanded further sum of Rs.5 lakhs, for which the petitioner had refused, the said Rahamunisa threatened the petitioner and further he sent ugly messages to the petitioner through phone. He would further submit that in the meantime, the said Rahamunisa had lodged a false complaint in crime No.4 of 2011 stating that the petitioner and his family members had executed the sale deed in favour of the 1st petitioner instead of executing the mortgage deed. He would further submit that some of the rowdy elements also had threatened the petitioner and in spite of repeated complaints before the respondent police, there could not be any action was taken on their part and hence, no other option, the petitioners have come forward with the present petition. Therefore, he would request the Court to issue a direction for police protection to the petitioners and their property. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 4.The learned Government Advocate (criminal side) would submit that they would give police protection only to the life and limb of the petitioners. 5.Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and considering the submission made by the learned Government Advocate (criminal side), the respondent police is directed to give police protection to the life and limb of the petitioners. 6.With the above said direction, this criminal original petition is ordered accordingly to that extent. Sd/- Deputy Registrar (LA) / TRUE COPY / Assistant Registrar To: 1.The Inspector of Police, Cantonment Police Station, Trichy. 2.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. Vsm RP/17.03.2011/2P/3C. Crl.O.P.(MD)No.2682 of 2011 02.03.2011. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/