1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 02.06.2011 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.PERIYA KARUPPIAH Crl.O.P(MD)No.6540 of 2011 1.Navaneethakrisnan 2.Roslin Kanishka ... Petitioners Vs 1.State rep. by The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Manaparai, Trichi District. 2.State rep. by The Inspector of Police, Ambathurai Police Station, Ambathurai, Dindigul District. 3.Jesuraj ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the respondents 1 and 2 to give proper police protection to the life and lives of the petitioners based on the complaint dated 29.05.2011 with the 1st Respondent Police. For Petitioners : Mr.B.Prahalad Ravi for M/s.Hallmark Associates For Respondents : Ms.S.Prabha 1 and 2 Govt. Advocate (Crl. Side) O R D E R This Petition has been filed by the petitioners seeking for police protection to the life and lives of the petitioners based on the petitioner's complaint dated 29.05.2011. 2. Heard Mr.B.Prahalad Ravi for M/s.Hallmark Associates, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and Ms.S.Prabha, learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) appearing for the State. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners would submit in his argument that the petitioners loved each other and married at Chennai on 22.05.2011 and their marriage was accepted by the parents of the first petitioner and they are living at present in the parental home of the first petitioner and the parents of the second petitioner lodged a complaint with the second respondent with an intention to separate them and the petitioners had also lodged a complaint with the first respondent for police protection and the second respondent police at the instigation of the third respondent, who is none other than the father of the second petitioner, is trying to take away the second petitioner forcibly from the first petitioner's parental home against her willingness. He would further submit that if for any reason, the petitioners are not given with any protection by the respondent police, there may be a threat to the life and limb of the petitioners and https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 therefore he would request the Court that the petitioners may be given police protection for their life and limb. 4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) would submit in her argument that the first respondent police is always duty bound to protect every citizen's life and limb and the petitioners' apprehension that the second respondent police at the instigation of the third respondent, who is none other than the father of the second petitioner, is trying to take away the second petitioner forcibly from the first petitioner's parental home against her willingness and the respondent police would give police protection to the life and limb of the petitioners. Therefore, she would request the Court to pass suitable orders. 5. I have given anxious thoughts to the arguments advanced on either side. 6. The documents produced by the petitioner in the form of typed set of papers would go to show the apprehension on the part of the petitioner would be that the second respondent police at the instigation of the third respondent, who is none other than the father of the second petitioner, is trying to take away the second petitioner forcibly from the first petitioner's parental home against her willingness. Whether the source of apprehension is true or not, the police has to protect the life of every citizen and therefore the petitioners' apprehension may be sustained. 7. The first respondent police is also willing to provide protection to the life and limb of the petitioners. Therefore, this Court is convinced to direct the first respondent police to provide police protection to the life and limb of the petitioners alone. 8. Accordingly, this Court is inclined to direct the first respondent police to provide police protection to the life and limb of the petitioners. With the above direction, this Petition is ordered. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (P&A) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar (C.S) To 1.The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Manaparai, Trichi District. 2.The Inspector of Police, Ambathurai Police Station, Ambathurai, Dindigul District. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. Crl.O.P(MD)No.6540 of 2011 02.06.2011 smn/RJ/7.6.11 2p/4c https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/