1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 18.08.2011 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE R.MALA Crl.O.P.(MD).No.10747 of 2011 1.Chokkalingam 2.V.Sivakumar ... Petitioners -Vs- 1.The Commissioner of Police, Madurai City. 2.The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Thideer Nagar,Madurai City. 3.The Inspector of Police, Thideer Nagar Police Station, Madurai City. 4.Arunachalam, Vice President, Bharathiya Illakkiya Peravai, 5, Vellai Sami Servai Street, Palanganatham,Madurai. .. Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, praying to direct the respondents 1 to 3 and their men not to harass the petitioners under the guise of enquiry without due process of law. For Petitioners : Mr.R.M.Makesh Kumaravel For Respondents : Mr.K.V.Rajarajan, Govt Advocate (Crl. Side) for R1 to R3 O R D E R This petition has been filed to direct the respondents 1 to 3 and their men not to harass the petitioners under the guise of enquiry without due process of law. 2. The main grievance of the petitioners are that without any valid reason, the respondents 1 to 3 are harassing the petitioners for which the learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) would gainsay such allegations. 3. Whatever might be the circumstances, there shall be no harassment to the petitioners, but let the police investigate into the matter in accordance with law and the mandates as found set out in D.K.Basu Vs. State of West Bengal reported in AIR (1997) SC 610. If really, the police want to interrogate, it is open for the police to issue summons to the petitioners. Thereupon, the petitioners shall appear before the police and submit himself for interrogation. The petitioners are also permitted to take the assistance of the Advocate to the limited extent as found envisaged in the precedent cited supra. 4. With the above direction, this petition is disposed of. SD ASST REGISTRAR ( CO ) /TRUE COPY/ gsr SUB ASST REGISTRAR TO 1.The Commissioner of Police, Madurai City. 2.The Assistant Commissioner of Police,Thideer Nagar, Madurai City. 3.The Inspector of Police,Thideer Nagar Police Station, Madurai City. 4.The Addl. Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 1CC TO MR. R. K. MAKESH KUMARAVEL, ADVOCATE, SR: 28407: DM::2011:AUGUST:25:: Crl.O.P.(MD).No.10747 of 2011 1P:6C:: 18.08.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/