1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 11.02.2011 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.PERIYA KARUPPIAH Crl.O.P.(MD).No.1766 of 2011 1.V.Selvarani 2.T.K.T.Rajan 3.V.Meena Kumari 4.E.Srinivasan ...Petitioners -Vs- 1.The Commissioner of Police, Madurai City. 2.The Inspector of Police, Jai Hindh Puram, Madurai. ...Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the 2nd respondent not to interfere in civil dispute. For Petitioners : Mr.R.Senthil Kumar For Respondents : Mrs.S.Devasena Government Advocate (Crl. Side) O R D E R This petition has been to direct the 2nd respondent not to interfere in civil dispute. 2. Heard Mr.R.Senthil Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mrs.S.Devasena, learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) appearing on behalf of the respondents. 3. According to the submissions made by the learned Counsel for the petitioners, the respondent police under the guise of enquiry interfere with the civil dispute and therefore, the respondents may be directed to follow the norms to be followed for doing interrogation and suitable orders may be passed for not interfering with the civil rights. 4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) would submit in her argument that only petition enquiry is pending against the petitioners and they are not interfering with the civil rights of the petitioners and if any interrogation is needed by the respondents against the petitioners, the norms which are mentioned in the Judgement of Hon'ble Apex Court in D.K.Basu Vs. State of West Bengal reported in AIR (1997) SC 610, would be followed in case of interrogation or any further investigation. He would further submit that there will not be any interference and if any enquiry or interrogation, it would be done in accordance with law. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 5. According to the submissions made by the learned Government Advocate, they are not interfering with the civil rights of the petitioners. He would also state that there would not be any interference in their civil rights in future also. 6. Recording the submission of the learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) that the respondent police will interfere with the civil rights of the petitioners in future under the guise of any enquiry, this petition is closed with a direction to the effect that there shall be no interference by the respondent police and they are to follow the dictum laid down by the Hon'ble Apex Court in D.K.Basu Vs. State of West Bengal reported in AIR (1997) SC 610. 7. With the above direction, this Petition is closed. Sd/- Deputy Registrar (Writs) /True Copy/ Assistant Registrar To 1.The Commissioner of Police, Madurai City. 2.The Inspector of Police, Jai Hindh Puram, Madurai. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor Madurai Bench of Madras High Court Madurai. +1 CC TO M/S P.JEYAPAL, ADVOCATE S.R NO. 8852 Crl.O.P.(MD).No.1766 of 2011 11.02.2011 arul PAM 25.02.2011/5C/2P https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/