1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 12.07.2011 CORAM THE HONOURABLE Ms.JUSTICE R.MALA Crl.O.P.(MD)NO.8172 of 2011 1.T.Manavalan Pillai 2.S.Sridhar ... Petitioners/Aggrieved Person Versus 1.The State represented by The Superintendent of Police, Kanyakumari District, Nagercoil. 2.The Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Kanyakumari District, Nagercoil. ... Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure praying to direct the respondents not to interfere into the administration which consisting of commercial transaction insofar as the Firm Named JSM Properties Service and thereby not to harass the petitioners under the garb of conducting a petition enquiry. For Petitioners: Mr.R.Anand For Respondents: Mrs.S.Prabha Government Advocate (Crl. Side) O R D E R This petition is filed seeking for a direction, directing the respondents not to harass or ill-treat the petitioners in the name of enquiry. 2. The main grievance of the petitioners is that without any valid reason, the respondents police is 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 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 to issue summons to the petitioners. Thereupon, the petitioners shall appear before the police and submit themselves 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 closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(Records) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To The Superintendent of Police, Kanyakumari District, Nagercoil. 2.The Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Kanyakumari District, Nagercoil. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. Pm ssk/22.07.2011 /4c -2p/- Crl.O.P.(MD)NO.8172 of 2011 12.07.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/