1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 13.12.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.PERIYA KARUPPIAH Criminal Original Petition (MD)No.16038 of 2011 S.Gunasundari ... Petitioner Vs. 1.The Superintendent of Police, Sivagangai District. 2.The Sub-Inspector of Police, Devakottai Police Station, Devakottai, Sivagangai District. 3.S.Muthukumar 4.Kala @ Kannagi 5.Vijayalakshmi ... Respondents PRAYER: This Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the first respondent to give suitable direction to the second respondent to give police protection to the petitioner and her liberty based on the petitioner's representation dated 05.11.2011. For Petitioner :Mr.V.Srinivasan For Respondents :Mr.P.Kannithevan Govt. Advocate, Crl. Side for R1 & R2 O R D E R This petition has been filed to direct the first respondent to give suitable direction to the second respondent to give police protection to the petitioner and her liberty based on the petitioner's representation dated 05.11.2011. 2.Heard Mr.V.Srinivasan, learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr.P.Kannithevan learned Government Advocate (criminal side) appearing for the respondents 1 and 2. 3.The learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner preferred a complaint before the first respondent stating that on 02.10.2011 at about 08.00 a.m. the respondents 3 to 5 and their henchmen came to her house and threatened the petitioner to withdraw the case filed in O.S.No.113 of 2007 and to accept the partition. On the petitioner's denial, https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 the above said persons attacked her and threatened to kill her and her sister, if the petitioner did not withdraw the case. Hence, the petitioner again approached the second respondent but the second respondent did not receive the complaint by stating that it is a family dispute and hence, she has come forward with the present petition for police protection. 4.The learned Government Advocate (criminal side) would submit that they would give police protection to the petitioner. 5.Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and considering the submission made by the learned Government Advocate (criminal side), the respondents police are directed to give police protection to the life and limb of the petitioner. 6.With the above said direction, this criminal original petition is ordered accordingly to that extent. Sd/- Deputy Registrar(Writs) /True Copy/ Assistant Registrar TO 1.The Superintendent of Police, Sivagangai District. 2.The Sub-Inspector of Police, Devakottai Police Station, Devakottai, Sivagangai District. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. Gsr ssk/19.12.2011 /4c -2p/- Crl.O.P.(MD) No.16038 of 2011 13.12.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/