1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 15.02.2011 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.PERIYA KARUPPIAH Crl.O.P.(MD).No.1870 of 2011 1.Rakku 2.S.Sivakami 3.S.Jeyalakshmi ... Petitioners/Accused Vs. State, represented by The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Madurai South Madurai District Crime No.not known/2011 ... Respondent/Complainant PRAYER: Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the respondent police not to harass the petitioners herein under the guise of enquiry in crime No.not known of 2011 on the file of the All Women Police Station, Madurai South, Madurai District. For Petitioners : Mr.N.Subramani For Respondent : Mr.L.Murugan Government Advocate (Crl. Side) O R D E R This petition has been filed to direct the respondent police not to harass the petitioners herein under the guise of enquiry in crime No.not known of 2011 on the file of the All Women Police Station, Madurai South, Madurai District. 2. Heard Mr.N.subramani, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr.L.Murugan, learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) appearing on behalf of the respondent. 3. According to the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, the petitioners were harassed by the respondent police under the guise of enquiry and therefore, the respondent may be directed to follow the norms to be followed for doing interrogation and suitable orders may be passed for not harassing the petitioners. 4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) would submit in his argument that there is no petition is pending against the petitioners and there is no harassment against the petitioners and if any interrogation is needed by the respondent against the https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 petitioners, the norms which are mentioned in the Judgement of Hon'ble Apex Court in D.K.Basu Vs. State of West Bengal reported in AIR (1997) SC 610, would be followed in case of interrogation or any further investigation. He would further submit that there will not be any harassment and if any enquiry or interrogation, it would be done in accordance with law. 5. According to the submissions made by the learned Government Advocate, no petition pending against the petitioners and there was no harassment done by the police. He would also state that there would not be any harassment in future also. 6. Recording the statement of the learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) that the respondent police will not harass the petitioners in future under the guise of any enquiry, this petition is closed with a direction to the effect that there shall be no harassment to the petitioners on the side of the respondent police and they are to follow the dictum laid down by the Hon'ble Apex Court in D.K.Basu Vs. State of West Bengal reported in AIR (1997) SC 610. 7. With the above direction, this Petition is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (Ad) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Madurai South Madurai District 2.The Additional Public Prosecutor Madurai Bench of Madras High Court Madurai. Crl.O.P.(MD).No.1870 of 2011 15.02.2011 arul NSV/18.3.11/2P/3C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/