1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 18.01.2011 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.PERIYA KARUPPIAH Crl.O.P.(MD).No.15 of 2011 M.Gunjaramammal ... Petitioner Vs 1.The Superintendent of Police, Office of the Superintendent of Police, Sivaganga District,Sivaganga. 2.The Inspector of Police, Town Police Station, Devakottai,Sivagangai District. ... Respondent PRAYER: Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the respondents to give proper police protection to the life and lives of the petitioner and his family members and petitioner's property based on the petitioner's complaint dated 08.12.2010 and to pass such further or other orders. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Udhayakumar For Respondents : Mr.L.Murugan, Govt. Advocate (Crl. Side) O R D E R This Petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking for police protection to the life and lives of the petitioner and his family members based on the petitioner's complaint dated 08.12.2010 2. Heard Mr.R.Udhayakumar, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr.L.Murugan, learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) appearing for the State. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit in his argument that the petitioner owned a property in Ram Nagar – Somasundaram Nagar, Sivagangai District. He would further submit in his argument that the persons viz., Gandhi, Periyanayaki, Muthu, Vijaya and Sundaram have trespassed into the petitioner's property and cut the valuable trees and they have stolen the electric motor in the said property and threatened that the property belongs to them and he should not enter into the said land and they were also threatening the petitioner's life and limb and therefore the petitioner has given a complaint to the second respondent police against the said persons. He would further submit that if for any reason, the petitioner is not given with any protection by the respondent police, there may be a threat to the life and limb of the petitioner and his family members and therefore he would request the Court that the petitioner may be given police protection for his life and limb. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) would submit in his argument that the respondent police is always duty bound to protect every citizen's life and limb and the petitioner's apprehension that the said Gandhi and other persons are inimical towards the petitioner on the basis of the civil dispute and the second respondent police would give police protection to the life and limb of the petitioner also. Therefore, he would request the Court to pass suitable orders. 5. I have given anxious thoughts to the arguments advanced on either side. 6. The documents produced by the petitioner in the form of typed set of papers would go to show that there was a dispute in between the petitioner and the said Gandhi and others in respect of the property. The apprehension on the part of the petitioner would be that the said Gandhi and others are still inimical towards the petitioner and they are threatening to invade the property and cause injuries. No doubt, the petitioner's apprehension may be sustained. 7. The respondent police is also willing to provide protection to the life and limb of the petitioner and his family members. Therefore, this Court is convinced to direct the respondent police to provide police protection to the life and limb of the petitioner alone. 8. Accordingly, this Court is inclined to direct the respondent police to provide police protection to the life and limb of the petitioner. With the above direction, this Petition is ordered. SD DEPUTY REGISTRAR ( WRITS ) /TRUE COPY/ ASST REGISTRAR smn To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Office of the Superintendent of Police, Sivaganga District, Sivaganga. 2.The Inspector of Police,Town Police Station, Devakottai, Sivagangai District. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. DM:2011:FEB:01: Crl.O.P.(MD).No.15 of 2011 18.01.2011 2P:4C:: https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/