1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED:27.04.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.S.RAMANATHAN Crl.O.P.(MD)No.5356 of 2011 N.Ponnottakaran ... Petitioner/Defacto Complainant Vs. State rep. by 1.The Superintendent of Police, Virudhunagar,Virudhunagar District. 2.The Inspector of Police, South Police Station, Rajapalayam, Virudhunagar District. ... Respondents PRAYER: This Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the second Respondent to register a case on the complaint of the petitioner dated 12.03.2011 pending on the file of the second respondent in L.P.No.96 of 2011. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Meenakshi Sundaram For Respondents : Mr.S.Muthuvenkatesan Govt. Advocate (Crl.side) O R D E R This petition is filed seeking for a direction, directing the second respondent to register the case on the complaint given by the petitioner, dated 12.03.2011. 2.The learned Government Advocate (Crl.side) submitted that the petition enquiry is pending. 3.According to me, when a complaint discloses any cognizable offence, the respondents are duty bound to register a case and they cannot keep the matter pending under the guise of enquiry. Hence, the second respondent is directed to register a case, if the complaint given by the petitioner discloses any cognizable offence. The petition is disposed of with the above direction. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (Crl.side) /True copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar(C.S) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Virudhunagar,Virudhunagar District. 2.The Inspector of Police, South Police Station, Rajapalayam,Virudhunagar District. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, Madurai. +1. CC to M/s R.Meenakshi Sundaram, Advocate, SR.No.15717 am Crl.O.P.(MD).No.5356 of 2011 27.04.2011 TR : 17.05.2011 : 2p/5c https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/