1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 09.11.2011 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.NAGAMUTHU Crl.O.P.(MD).No.14500 of 2011 1.Amirtharaj 2.Alagu 3.Soorammal : Petitioners Vs. 1.State through The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Tirumangalam, Madurai Rural. 2.Kavitha : Respondents/ (Complainant & De-facto Complainant) PRAYER: Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure praying to direct the 1st respondent not to harass the petitioners based on the complaint dated 24.10.2011. For Petitioner : Mr.J.Gunasheelanmuthiah For Respondents : Mr.P.Kannithevan, Govt. Advocate O R D E R In this Criminal Original Petition, the petitioner has come up seeking a direction to the respondents–police not to harass her under the guise of investigation or enquiry on a complaint made against her. 2. The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) would submit that the petitioner is not wanted either for interrogation or for the purpose of investigation and she is not an accused in any other case and there is no harassment. The said statement is recorded. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 3. Further, it is needless to point out that either for investigation or for enquiry, the respondent – police is bound to follow the procedure established under law, more particularly, as per the directions issued by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in D.K.Basu vs. State of West Bengal reported in AIR 1997 SC 610. 4. In view of the above observation, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CO) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Tirumangalam, Madurai Rural. 2.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. Crl.O.P.(MD).No.14500 of 2011 09.11.2011 vsm/rr NSV/28.11.11/2P/3C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/