1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 19.10.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.NAGAMUTHU CRL.O.P.(MD).No.604 of 2011 P.Rengasamy : Petitioner Vs. 1.State represented by The Inspector of Police, Thiruvengadam Police Station, Tirunelveli District. 2.The Superintendent of Police, Tirunelveli District. : Respondents PRAYER: Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to direct the first respondent to give adequate police protection to the petitioner for the purpose of measuring the land by Surveyors in Survey No.196/36 and 196/37 situated at Vadakupatti Village. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Ramasamy For Respondents: Mr.P.Kannithevan, Government Advocate(Crl.Side) O R D E R Seeking a direction to the respondent police to provide police protection to the petitioner, the petitioner has come up with this Criminal Original Petition. 2. A perusal of the complaint dated 13.12.2010, upon which the relief is sought for, will go to show that there is a civil dispute in respect of the property between the petitioner and others. Such a dispute cannot be resolved by the police. Under the guise of getting protection, the petitioner cannot be allowed to resolve the civil dispute before the police and section 482 Cr.P.C. is not intended for that purpose. In such view of the matter, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed, however with an observation that the respondent police shall ensure the personal safety of the petitioner and their family members and the petitioner is at liberty to work out his remedy in the manner known to law. Consequently connected miscellaneous petition is closed. SD ASST REGISTRAR(CO) /TRUE COPY/ SUB ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1.The Inspector of Police, Thiruvengadam Police Station,Tirunelveli District. 2.The Superintendent of Police, Tirunelveli District. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor,Madurai Bench of Madras High Court,Madurai. SB:03/11/2011 1P 4C CRL.O.P.(MD).No.604 of 2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/