IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 16/11/2004 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.KANAGARAJ CRL.O.P.No. 34785 OF 2004 R.Britto Anand alias Bharat Anand Petitioner -vs- State by The Inspector of Police, V-5, Police Station, Thirumangalam Anna Nagar, Chennai-600 101 Crime No(Not known) of 2004 Respondent Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C praying for as stated below. For Petitioner : Mr.S.J.Jagadev For Respondent : Mr.A.N.Thambidurai Government Advocate (Criminal Side) :ORDER The above Criminal Original Petition has been filed on the part of the petitioners, praying to direct the respondent to register the criminal case against the said accused persons namely Kannan, Sridhar, Viji and two others under Section 307 I.P.C. and further to include the petitioner's name as one of the victims of the criminal acts committed by the said accused and to take further action according to law. 2. Heard both. 3. On the part of the learned Government Advocate on the criminal side, he would come forward and submit that a case has been already registered originally under Section 341, 323 IPC and subsequently it was altered into Sections 342, 323 a 4. In consideration of the facts pleaded and on perusing the materials placed on record and upon hearing the learned counsel for both, this Court is of the view that since convincing reasons are assigned on the part of the learned Government Advocate on the criminal Side to the effect that after registering the case under the proper provisions of law, the only direction that needs to be issued in the context of the above criminal original petition is to recognise the petitioner also as co-complainant, that is, taking the statement of the petitioner and examining him as a witness to the occurrence which is only feasible in a already registered case and therefore, such a direction is issued to the respondent to take stock of the case of the complainant also during the course of investigation and since the matter is under investigation, and with such direction, the above criminal original petition is ordered. In result, (i) subject to the above direction, this criminal original petition is disposed of. No costs. Index :Yes Internet :Yes kvsg To 1.The Inspector of Police, V-5, Police Station, Thirumangalam Anna Nagar, Chennai-600 101 2.The Public Prosecutor, High court, Madras. 