1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 18.10.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.NAGAMUTHU Crl.O.P.(MD)No.13821 of 2011 1. Saravanan 2. V.Mukesh 3. Mohammed Stalin Ibrahim : Petitioners Vs. 1. The Commissioner of Police Madurai City Madurai 2. The Assistant Commissioner of Police Anna Nagar Police Station Madurai City Madurai 3. State through the Sub Inspector of Police Anna Nagar Police Station Anna Nagar Madurai - 20 : Respondent PRAYER: Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to direct the respondents herein not to harass the petitioners herein based on the false complaint or petition enquiry on the file of the respondent. For Petitioners : Mr.M.Arun Murugan For Respondents : Mr.P.Kannithevan Government Advocate (Crl. Side) O R D E R In this Criminal Original Petition, the petitioners have come up seeking a direction to the respondent– police not to harass them under the guise of investigation or enquiry on a complaint made against them. 2. The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side), per contra, would submit that the respondent – police shall not harass the petitioners in any manner. The said statement made by the learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) is recorded. 3. In my considered view, no one can be harassed under the guise of investigation or enquiry by the police, which does not require any direction from this Court. As a matter of fact, the Hon'ble Supreme Court in D.K.Basu vs. State of West Bengal reported in AIR 1997 SC 610 has issued certain directions as to how the accused should be treated by the https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 police while he is in custody and while he is interrogated during investigation or enquiry. 4. Having regard to the rival submissions, more particularly, the statement made by the learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) that the respondent – police shall not harass the petitioners, I am hopeful that the respondent – police shall not harass the petitioners. Except making the above said observation, there is no need to issue any specific direction in this regard. 5. In such view of the matter, the Criminal Original Petition is disposed of with the above observation. vsg Sd/- Assistant Registrar[Crl side] /True copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1. The Commissioner of Police Madurai City Madurai 2. The Assistant Commissioner of Police Anna Nagar Police Station Madurai City Madurai 3. The Sub Inspector of Police Anna Nagar Police Station Anna Nagar Madurai - 20 4. The Additional Public Prosecutor Madurai Bench of Madras High Court Madurai. Crl.O.P.(MD).No.13821 of 2011 Dated:18.10.2011 2P/5C RPB : 08.11.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/