1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 18.04.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.S.RAMANATHAN Crl.O.P.(MD)No.4845 of 2011 Ramachandran ... Petitioner Vs. 1.The Inspector of Police, Thideer Nagar Police Station, Madurai. 2.The Commissioner of Police, Madurai City, Madurai. ... Respondents PRAYER: This Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the 1st respondent to register First Information Report on the petitioner's complaint dated 31.01.2011 and to complete the investigation within the stipulated period. For Petitioner : Mr.V.Pavel For Respondents : Mr.S.Muthu Venkatesan Govt. Advocate (Crl.side) O R D E R This is an application filed by the petitioner seeking for a direction, directing the first respondent to register First Information Report on the petitioner's complaint dated 31.01.2011 and to complete the investigation within the stipulated period. 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 first 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(Accts.) /True Copy/ Assistant Registrar To 1.The Inspector of Police, Thideer Nagar Police Station, Madurai. 2.The Commissioner of Police, Madurai City, Madurai. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, Madurai. Vsm ssk/29.04.2011 /4c -2p/- Crl.O.P.(MD).No.4845 of 2011 18.04.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/