1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 19.10.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.NAGAMUTHU CRL.O.P.(MD).No.11999 of 2011 Karadi Moopan : Petitioner Vs. 1.The State, represented by The Inspector of Police, Perungudi Police Station, Madurai District. 2.The Superintendent of Police, Madurai Rural, Madurai. : Respondents PRAYER: Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to direct the respondents to provide adequate police protection for the life and limb of the petitioner and his family members while they are residing in their house situated at Solanguruni Village, Madurai South Taluk, Madurai District by securing the petitioner's house from the accused persons and to take action against them. For Petitioner : Mr.B.Jeyakumar For Respondents : Mr.P.Kannidevan Government Advocate (Crl.Side) O R D E R *********** Seeking a direction to the respondents police to provide police protection, the petitioner has come up with this Criminal Original Petition. 2. A perusal of the complaint dated 13.08.2011, upon which the relief is sought for, will go to show that there is a civil dispute in respect of the property between father-in-law and daughter-in-law. Such a dispute cannot be resolved by the police. Under the guise of getting protection, the petitioner cannot be allowed to raise the civil dispute before the police. Moreover, in the absence of the above parties to the dispute in respect of the property, no order for police protection could be granted. 3. In such view of the matter, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed, however with an observation that the respondents police shall ensure the personal safety of the petitioner and his family members. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(C.O) /True Copy/ Sub-Assistant Registrar https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 To 1.The Inspector of Police, Perungudi Police Station, Madurai District. 2.The Superintendent of Police, Madurai Rural, Madurai. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai NB rl/4 c- 9.11.2011 ORDER MADE IN CRL.O.P.(MD).No.11999 of 2011 19.10.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/