1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED:02.03.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.PERIYA KARUPPIAH Crl.O.P.(MD)No.2568 of 2011 M. Jeyaram ... Petitioner Vs. 1. The Superintendent of Police, Office of the Superintendent of Police, Virudhunagar-District, Virudhunagar. 2. The Inspector of Police, Thiruchuli Police Station, Thiruchuli, Virudhunagar-District. 3. Thirumalaimuthu 4. Ondraraikodi @ Chinnaramu Naicker 5. Mookkaiah 6. Erraiah 7. Boominathan ... Respondents Prayer: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. to direct the respondents 1 and 2 to give necessary police protection to Periyannasamy Boovalingam Temple in Aanaikulam-Village, Thiruchuli Taluk, Virudhunagar-District, to conduct Magasivarathiri festival from 1.3.2011 to 10.3.2011 and to perform other related activities of the temple in future in accordance with law as per the petitioner's complaint dated 10.2.2011. For Petitioner :: Mr.P.Santhanakrishnan For R1 and R2 :: Mrs.S.Devasena Govt. Advocate (Crl.side) For R3 to R7 :: M/s.A.Baskaran O R D E R https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 This Criminal Original Petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking for a direction to the respondents 1 and 2 to give necessary police protection to Periyannasamy Boovalingam Temple in Aanaikulam-Village, Thiruchuli Taluk, Virudhunagar District to conduct Maha Shivarathiri festival from 1.3.2011 to 10.3.2011 and to perform other related activities of the temple in future in accordance with law, as per the petitioner's complaint, dated 10.2.2011. 2. Heard Mr.P.Santhanakrishnan, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mrs.S.Devasena, learned Government Advocate (Criminal side) appearing for the State and Mr.A.Baskaran, learned counsel appearing for the respondents 3 to 7. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit in his argument that the petitioner seeking for police protection to conduct the Maha Sivarathiri festival in Periyannasamy Boovalingam Temple from 1.3.2011 to 10.3.2011. He would further submit in his argument that the petitioner seeks for police protection for due conduct of the said festival. 4. The learned Government Advocate (Criminal side) would submit in her argument that the police is ready to provide police protection for each and every person, who is attending the festival, if both the parties have come together and celebrate the festival in a peaceful manner. 5. The learned counsel for the respondents 3 to 7 would submit in his argument that the respondents 3 to 7 are also ready to conduct the Maha Sivarathiri festival in Periyannasamy Boovalingam Temple from 1.3.2011 to 10.3.2011 in a peaceful manner and he has no objection for granting police protection for each and every individual, who is attending the said festival. 6. The learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the respondents 3 to 7 have made a joint endorsement for the celebration of the Maha Sivarathiri festival from 1.3.2011 to 10.3.2011. The joint endorsement would run as follows: "The petitioner is willing to celebrate the festival along with the respondents 3 to 7 as per the conditions made by this Hon'ble High Court and this petitioner temple is not going to conduct drama. The respondents 3 to 7 have agreed to abide any condition imposed by this Hon'ble High Court. The petitioners should not conduct any drama before the temple". 7. In view of the endorsement made by both parties, this Court could see that both the parties are willing to celebrate the Maha Sivarathiri festival in a peaceful manner. Therefore, this Court is inclined to order police protection to every devotee, who is participating in the said Maha Sivarathiri festival to conduct from 01.03.2011 to 10.03.2011 in Periyannasamy Boovalingam Temple in https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 3 Aanaikulam-Village, Thiruchuli Taluk, Virudhunagar District in terms of the aforesaid endorsement. This order will not in any way determine the right claimed by the parties concerned. Accordingly, this petition is ordered. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CO) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1. The Superintendent of Police, Office of the Superintendent of Police, Virudhunagar-District, Virudhunagar. 2. The Inspector of Police, Thiruchuli Police Station, Thiruchuli, Virudhunagar-District. 3. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. +1 CC to Mr.P.Santhanakrishnan, Advocate (SR.No.10970) +1 CC to Mr.A.Baskaran, Advocate (SR.No.11038) Crl.O.P.(MD)No.2568 of 2011 02.03.2011 akv/ses NSV/3.3.11/3P/6C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/