1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED:19.04.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.S.RAMANATHAN Crl.O.P.(MD)No.4916 of 2011 K.Mani ... Petitioner Vs. 1.The Superintendent of Police, The Office of the Superintendent of Police, Madurai. 2.The Inspector of Police, Usilampatti Town Police Station, Usilampatti, Madurai District. ... Respondents PRAYER: This Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the respondent herein to give police protection for the festival to be held on 21.04.2011 and 22.04.2011 at Sri Nagar Sami Kovil, Usilampatti Taluk, Usilampatti. For Petitioner : Mr.K.R.Laxman For Respondents : Mr.S.Muthuvenkatesan Govt. Advocate (Crl.side) O R D E R This petition is filed seeking for a direction to the respondents for conducting the festival in Sri Nagar Sami Kovil, Usilampatti Taluk, Usilampatti. 2. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is the in-charge person of the Managing Committee for the temple and the temple festival is to take place on 21.04.2011 and 22.04.2011. He further submitted that in connection with the festival, the committee of the temple intends to distribute dresses, books for children and to conduct Drama and Musical Programmes and for that purpose, they applied for permission by submitting a petition on 06.04.2011 to the respondents and so far no action has been taken. Hence, this petition is filed. 3. The learned Government Advocate (Crl.side) submitted that for conducting the festival, police protection can be given and for the purpose of Drama and Musical Programmes permission cannot be given. 4. According to me, the petitioner and public are entitled to conduct Drama or Musical Programmes in connection with the temple festival and they have to obtain permission from the authorities. When such application is filed, the authorities are expected to find out whether the place in which the petitioner is going to conduct Musical Programmes or Drama will affect the public or any obscene scene will be enacted in the Drama. If the petitioner is able to convince the authorities that by conducting Drama or Musical Programmes, the public will not be affected and that the place where the Drama or Musical https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 Programmes is to be conducted will not affect the public, the respondents are expected to grant permission subject to certain restrictions. Hence, the petition is allowed. 5. The respondents are directed to give police protection to the petitioner for conducting festival on 21.04.2011 and 22.04.2011 in Sri Nagar Sami Kovil, Usilampatti Taluk, Usilampatti and if any objectionable scene are enacted in the Drama or objectionable obscene songs are sung in the Musical Programmes, the respondents are at liberty to take action against the parties concerned. The respondents are also entitled to impose reasonable restriction in maintaining law and order while granting permission. 6. With the above direction, the petition is allowed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar ((P&A) /True copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Superintendent of Police, The Office of the Superintendent of Police, Madurai. 2.The Inspector of Police, Usilampatti Town Police Station, Usilampatti, Madurai District. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, Madurai. +1CC TO M/S.K.R.LAXMAN, ADVOCATE SR.14123 Ps SR : 20.04.2011 : 2p/5c : IT Crl.O.P.(MD).No.4916 of 2011 19.04.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/