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.6892 of 2011 Kasiviswanathan : Petitioner/Defacto complainant Vs. 1.The Inspector of Police, Tirunelveli Town Police Station, Tirunelveli, Tirunelveli District. 2.The Commissioner of Police, Tirunelveli City, Tirunelveli District. : Respondents/Respondents PRAYER: Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to direct the first respondent to take action on the complaint of the petitioner dated 24.04.2011 and to give necessary police protection to the petitioner and his family members. For Petitioner : Mr.V.Kannan 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 petitioner and his family members, the petitioner has come up with this Criminal Original Petition. 2. A perusal of the complaint, dated 24.04.2011, upon which the relief is sought for, would go to show that there is a civil dispute between the petitioners and others. 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 and section 482 Cr.P.C. is not intended for that purpose. The petitioner has 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 petitioner and their family members. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(T&P) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 To 1.The Inspector of Police, Tirunelveli Town Police Station, Tirunelveli, Tirunelveli District. 2.The Commissioner of Police, Tirunelveli City, Tirunelveli District. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. Rr ssk/09.11.2011 /4c -2p/- CRL.O.P.(MD).No.6892 of 2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/