1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 19.10.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.NAGAMUTHU CRL.O.P.(MD).No.7585 of 2011 A.Ezilarasu : Petitioner Vs. 1.The Superintendent of Police, Trichy District, Trichy. 2.The Inspector of Police, Kattupudhur Police Station, Trichy District. : Respondents PRAYER: Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to direct the respondents 1 and 2 to provide police protection as per the complaint dated 25.08.2010 to the petitioner and to his landed properties situated in S.F.63 out of acre 14.78 cents, the Southern Portion acre 7.36 ½ cents and another item of land measuring 7.49 acres in Survey No.1 and another item of land measures 2 cents located in Chinnapattipalayam Village, Musiri Taluk, Kattupudhur Sub District, Trichy District and in Ayilur Road a house bearing New Door No.105, Old Door No.91 in Periyapallipalayam Village, Thirichirappalli Taluk, Kattupudhur Sub District, Musiri Taluk, Nor Thottiyam Taluk. For Petitioner : Mr.V.Murugan For Respondents : Mr.P.Kannidevan Government Advocate (Crl.Side) O R D E R Seeking a direction to the respondents police to provide police protection, the petitioner has come up with this Criminal Original Petition. 2. A perusal of the complaint dated 25.08.2010, upon which the relief is sought for, will go to show that there is a civil dispute in respect of the property between the petitioner and one A.Sivakumar, A.Maragatham and A.Sasikala. Such a dispute cannot be resolved by the police. Under the guise of getting protection, the petitioner cannot be allowed to raise the civil dispute before the police. Moreover, in the absence of the above parties to the dispute in respect of the property, no order for police protection could be granted. 3. In such view of the matter, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed, however with an observation that the respondents police shall ensure the personal safety of the petitioner and his family members. SD/- Assistant Registrar (co) /True copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar(C.S) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Trichy District, Trichy. 2.The Inspector of Police, Kattupudhur Police Station, Trichy District. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. NB ORDER MADE IN CRL.O.P.(MD).No.7585 of 2011 19.10.2011 TR :03.11.2011: 2p/4c https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/