1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 23.02.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.PERIYA KARUPPIAH Crl.O.P.No.2215 of 2011 V.Srinivasagam ... Petitioner Vs. 1.The Superintendent of Police, Theni District, Theni. 2.State rep. by The Inspector of Police, Kandamanoor Police Station, Kandamanoor. ... Respondents Prayer: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. to direct the respondents to give adequate police protection to the life of the petitioner and his family members. For Petitioner : Mr.Veerakathiravan For Respondents : Mr.L.Murugan Govt. Advocate (Crl.side) ORDER This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the respondents to give adequate police protection to the life of the petitioner and his family members. 2. Heard Mr.Veerakathiravan, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr.L.Murugan learned Government Advocate (Criminal side) appearing for the State. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner being an Advocate, made complaints against one Veeranan, Panchayat President of Kandamoor Village to the Director of Vigilance and Anti Corruption, Director of Panchayat Raj and the Chief Election Commission of India on 02.01.2010 for his involvement of misappropriation of public funds. He would further submit due to the said enmity, the said Veerana has filed a complaint against the petitioner invoking the provision of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe and case in S.C.No.140 of 2006 under Section 307 I.P.C. also is pending against the (*)said Veeranan. He would further submit that whenever the petitioner attends the Court for hearings, the said Veeranan has threatened the petitioner. He would further submit that on 24.01.2011, the petitioner made a representation before the Superintendent of Police, the 1st respondent herein for giving police protection to the petitioner, but, no steps has been taken so far. Therefore, he would request the Court to give adequate police protection to the petitioner. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 4. The learned Government Advocate (criminal side) would submit that they would give police protection to the life and limb of the petitioner. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and considering the submission made by the learned Government Advocate (criminal side), the respondent police is directed to give police protection to the life and limb of the petitioner. 6. With the above said direction, this criminal original petition is ordered accordingly to that extent. Sd/- 23.02.2011 (*)Amended as per order dated 22.03.2011 on being mentioned made in Crl.O.P.No.2215 of 2011. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CO) /True Copy/ Sub-Assistant Registrar To To be substituted for the order already despatched on 09.03.2011 1. The Superintendent of Police, Theni District,Theni. 2. The Inspector of Police, Kandamanoor Police Station, Kandamanoor. 3. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. +1cc to M/s.Veerakathiravan, Advocate SR.No.9910 vsm rl/4c – 9.3.2011 Crl.O.P.(MD)No.2215 of 2011 23.02.2011 PA/28.03.2011/2P/5C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/