1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 23.02.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.PERIYA KARUPPIAH Crl.O.P.(MD)No.2246 of 2011 1.Arjunan 2.Sahadevan 3.Ranjit Kumar 4.Manikandan ... Petitioner Vs. 1.The Superintendent of Police, Theni District, Theni. 2.The Inspector of Police, Chinnamanur Police Station, Chinnamanur, Theni District. ... Respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the respondents not to interfere with civil dispute and further not to harass the petitioners and family members, under the guise of conducting the enquiry by calling the petitioners and family members to the police station. For Petitioner : Mr.V.R.Venkatesan For Respondents : Mr.L.Murugan Govt. Advocate (Crl.Side) ORDER This petition has been filed to direct the respondents not to interfere with civil dispute and further not to harass the petitioners and family members, under the guise of conducting the enquiry by calling the petitioners and family members to the police station. 2. Heard Mr.V.R.Venkatesan, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr.L.Murugan, learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) appearing on behalf of the respondents. 3. According to the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, the respondents are interfering with the civil dispute of the petitioners and family members were harassed by the respondents under the guise of enquiry and therefore, the respondents may be directed to follow the norms to be followed for doing interrogation and suitable orders may be passed for not harassing the petitioners and family members. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) would submit in his argument that the respondents are not interfering with the civil rights of the petitioners and there is no harassment against the petitioners and family members and if any interrogation is needed by the respondents against the petitioners and family members, the norms which are mentioned in the Judgement of Hon'ble Apex Court in D.K.Basu Vs. State of West Bengal reported in AIR (1997) SC 610, would be followed in case of interrogation or any further investigation. He would further submit that there will not be any harassment and if any enquiry or interrogation, it would be done in accordance with law. 5. According to the submissions made by the learned Government Advocate, there was no harassment by the respondents against the petitioners and family members. He would also state that there would not be any harassment in future also. 6. Recording the submission made by the learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) that the respondent police are not interfering the civil rights of the petitioners and they will not harass the petitioners and family members in future under the guise of any enquiry, this petition is closed with a direction to the effect that there shall be no harassment to the petitioners and family members on the side of the respondent police and they are to follow the dictum laid down by the Hon'ble Apex Court in D.K.Basu Vs. State of West Bengal reported in AIR (1997) SC 610. 7. With the above direction, this Petition is ordered. Sd/- Deputy Registrar(LA) /True Copy/ Assistant Registrar To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Theni District, Theni. 2.The Inspector of Police, Chinnamanur Police Station,Chinnamanur, Theni District. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, Madurai. Vsm ssk/16.03.2011 /4c -2p/- Crl.O.P.(MD)No.2246 of 2011 23.02.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/