1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 14.12.2011 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.PERIYA KARUPPIAH Crl.O.P.(MD).No.16115 of 2011 P.Gopu Kumar ... Petitioner -Vs- 1. State Rep. by The Superintendent of Police, Kanyakumari District. 2. Rasalan, The Sub-Inspector of Police, Marthandam Kadai Police Station, Kanyakumari District. ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the respondents not to interfere in the petitioner's civil dispute under the pretext of false complaint. For Petitioner : Mr.T.Lenin Kumar For Respondents : Mr.P.Kannithevan, Government Advocate (Crl. Side) O R D E R This petition has been filed to direct the respondents not to interfere in the petitioner's civil dispute under the pretext of false complaint. 2. Heard Mr.T.Lenin Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.P.Kannithevan, learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side)appearing on behalf of the respondents. 3. According to the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the respondents are interfering with the civil dispute of the petitioner and the petitioner was harassed by the respondents under the guise of enquiry 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 harassing the petitioner. 4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) would submit in his argument that the respondents are not interfering with the civil rights of the petitioner and there is no harassment against the petitioner and if any interrogation is needed by the respondents against the petitioner, 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 harassment 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, there was no harassment by the respondents against the petitioner. He would also state that there would not be any harassment in future also. 6. Recording the submission made by the learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) that the respondents police are not interfering the civil rights of the petitioner and they will not harass the petitioner in future under the guise of any enquiry, this petition is closed with a direction to the effect that there shall be no harassment to the petitioner on the side of 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 ordered. Sd/- DEPUTY REGISTRAR(WRITS) /TRUE COPY/ ASSISTANT REGISTRAR vsm To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Kanyakumari District. 2.The Sub-Inspector of Police, Marthandam Kadai Police Station, Kanyakumari District. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. SB 2P 4C Crl.O.P.(MD).No.16115 of 2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/