1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 09.06.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.S.RAMANATHAN Crl.O.P.(MD)No.5652 of 2011 Sakthivel ... Petitioner Vs. 1.State represented by The Inspector of Police, Srirangam Police Station, Srirangam, Trichy District. 2.The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Sreenivasa Nagar, Srirangam, Trichy District. 3.The Commissioner of Police, Subramaniapuram, Trichy. ... Respondents PRAYER: This Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure praying to direct the 1st respondent police to register case on the basis of the petitioner's complaint dated 14.03.2011 within the time stipulated by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.M.R.Sreenivasan For Respondents : Mr.A.P.Balasubramani Govt. Advocate (Crl.side) O R D E R This is an application seeking for a direction, directing the 1st respondent to register a case on the basis of the petitioner's complaint dated 14.03.2011. 2. The learned Government Advocate (Crl.side) submitted that an enquiry is pending on the basis of the complaint given by the petitioner. 3. According to me, when a complaint given by the petitioner discloses a cognizable offence, a duty is cast upon the respondent Police to register a case and thereafter, they must conduct an enquiry and without registering a case they should not conduct enquiry, if any cognizable offence is made out on the complaint given by the petitioner. Hence, the 1st respondent is directed to register a case, if the complaint discloses a cognizable offence. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 4. With the above observation, this petition is disposed of. Sd/- Deputy Registrar (LA) /True copy/ Assistant Registrar To 1.The Inspector of Police, Srirangam Police Station, Srirangam, Trichy District. 2.The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Sreenivasa Nagar, Srirangam, Trichy District. 3.The Commissioner of Police, Subramaniapuram, Trichy. 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. Vsm SR : 21.06.2011 : 2p/5c Crl.O.P.(MD).No.5652 of 2011 09.06.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/