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.4914 of 2011 1.Pappathi ammal 2.Manickam : Petitioners Vs. 1.The Superintendent of Police, Sivagangai. 2.The Inspector of Police, S.V.Mangalam Police Station, Sivagangai District. : Respondents PRAYER: Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to direct the respondents herein to give police protection to the life of the petitioners herein. For Petitioner : Mr.J.Anandkumar For Respondents : Mr.P.Kannithevan Government Advocate (Crl.Side) O R D E R Seeking a direction to the respondent police to provide police protection to the life of the petitioners, the petitioners have come up with this Criminal Original Petition. 2. A perusal of the complaints, dated 19.01.2011 and 20.01.2011, upon which the relief is sought for, would go to show that there is a civil dispute between the petitioners and the adjacent land owners. Such a dispute cannot be resolved by the police. Under the guise of getting protection, the petitioners cannot be allowed to raise the civil dispute before the police and section 482 Cr.P.C. is not intended for that purpose. The petitioners have to work out their remedy before the civil Court. Moreover, in the absence of the above parties to the dispute in respect of the property, no order for police protection could be granted. In such view of the matter, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed, however with an observation that the respondent police shall ensure the personal safety of the petitioners and their family members. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CO) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Sivagangai. 2.The Inspector of Police, S.V.Mangalam Police Station, Sivagangai District. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. Rr ssk/15.11.2011 /4c -2p/- CRL.O.P.(MD).No.4914 of 2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/