1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 04.02.2011 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.PERIYA KARUPPIAH Crl.O.P.(MD).No.1424 of 2011 Saranya ...Petitioner -Vs- 1.The Commissioner of Police, Madurai City, Madurai. 2.The State rep. by its The Inspector of Police, All women Police Station, Madurai City Circle, Madurai. ...Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the respondents, particularly, the 2nd respondent not to harass the petitioner, her husband and her husband family members unnecessarily without any fault on them under the guise of enquiry on complaint given by one Girija and consequently, to direct the 1st respondent to take action against the said Girija for her false complaint. For Petitioner : Mr.B.Jeyakumar For Respondents : Mr.L.Murugan Government Advocate (Crl. Side) O R D E R This petition has been filed to direct the respondents, particularly, the 2nd respondent not to harass the petitioner, her husband and family members unnecessarily without any fault on them under the guise of enquiry on complaint given by one Girija and consequently, to direct the 1st respondent to take action against the said Girija for her false complaint. 2. Heard Mr.B.Jeyakumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.L.Murugan, learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) appearing for the respondent. 3. According to the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner and her relatives were harassed by the respondent police under the guise of enquiry on the repeated complaints given by the petitioner's parents and therefore, the https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 respondents may be directed to follow the norms to be followed for doing interrogation and suitable orders may be passed for not harassing the petitioner and her relatives. 4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) would submit in his argument that there is no harassment against the petitioner and her relatives and if any interrogation is needed by the respondent against the petitioner and her relatives, 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 the enquiry or interrogation would be done in accordance with law. 5. Considering the submissions made on both sides, the police is entitled to investigate the matter by interrogating the petitioners and his staff memebrs in proper manner. According to the submissions made by the learned Government Advocate, there was no harassment done by the police. He would also state that there will not be any harassment in future also. 6. Recording the statement of the learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) that the respondent police will not harass the petitioner and his relatives in future under the guise of any enquiry in respect of the said case, this petition is closed with a direction to the respondents to the effect that on such repeated complaints, if any, received there shall be no harassment to the petitioner and his relatives 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 closed. Sd/- Deputy Registrar (LA) /True Copy/ Assistant Registrar To 1.The Commissioner of Police, Madurai City,Madurai. 2.The Inspector of Police, All women Police Station,Madurai City Circle,Madurai. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. +1cc to Mr.B.Jeyakumar, Advocate Sr.No.4787 arul ssk/23.02.2011 /5c-2p/- Crl.O.P.(MD).No.1424 of 2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/