1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED:11.10.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.NAGAMUTHU Criminal Original Petition (MD) No.12833 of 2011 N.Mohammed Najeeb ... Petitioner Vs The State rep. By the Sub-Inspector of Police, Manavalakurichi Police Station, Trichy District. ... Respondent This petition is preferred under Section 482 Cr.P.C to call for the records relating to the summon dated 10.09.2011 issued by the respondent police and quash the same as illegal. For Petitioner :Mr.M.Vijay Karthikeyan for Mr.M.Ajmal Khan For Respondent :Mr.P.Kandasamy Govt. Advocate(Crl.Side) ORDER Challenging the notice issued by the Sub-Inspector of Police, Manavalakurichi Police Station, under Section 160 Cr.P.C, on 10.09.2011, summoning the petitioner to appear before him for interrogation on 18.09.2011, the petitioner has come up with the present petition. 2.The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that in respect of the very same issue, on an earlier occasion, the petitioner filed Crl.O.P.No.11152 of 2006, wherein, this Court has directed the respondent not to harass the petitioner. Thereafter the petitioner filed another direction petition in Crl.O.P.No.3093 of 2007, wherein also similar order was passed. He further submitted that similar order may also be granted in this petition also. 3.I have considered the above said submission. The power of the Investigating Officer, under Section 160 Cr.P.C is wide in summoning any person in order to get any information from the petitioner, and that power cannot be curtailed by this Court in exercise of powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C. 4.Heard the learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side). He would submit that in the case of interrogation or investigation, the petitioner would not be harassed. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 5.Recording the above said statement of the learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side), this petition is dismissed. Consequently, connected M.P.No.1 of 2011 is also dismissed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (Crl. Side) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar (C.S) To 1.The Sub-Inspector of Police, Manavalakurichi Police Station, Trichy District. 2.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. + 1 cc to Mr.M.Ajmal Khan, Advocate, SR No.35207 Crl.O.P.(MD).No.12833 of 2011 11.10.2011 vs RJ/3.11.11 2p/4c https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/