1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 18.10.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.NAGAMUTHU CRL.O.P.(MD).No.6996 of 2011 N.Selvam : Petitioner Vs. 1. The Superintendent of Police, Kanyakumar District, Nagercoil. 2. The Inspector of Police, Aralvoimozhi Police Station,Kanyakumari District. : Respondents PRAYER: Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to direct the second respondent police not to harass the petitioner's Association members under the guise of enquiry, without due process of law. For Petitioner : M/s.S.Kanagarajan For Respondents : Mr.P.Kanni Thevan, Govt.Advocate(Crl.Side) O R D E R In this Criminal Original Petition, the petitioner has come up seeking a direction to the second respondent police not to harass the petitioner's Association members under the guise of enquiry, without due process of law. 2. The learned Government Advocate(Crl.Side), per contra, would submit that the second respondent – police shall not harass the petitioner's Association members in any manner. The said statement made by the learned Government Advocate(Crl.Side) is recorded. 3. In my considered view, no one can be harassed under the guise of investigation or enquiry by the police, which does not require any direction from this Court. As a matter of fact, the Hon'ble Supreme Court in D.K.Basu vs. State of West Bengal reported in AIR 1997 SC 610 has issued certain directions as to how the accused should be treated by the police while he is in custody and while he is interrogated during investigation or enquiry. 4. Having regard to the rival submissions, more particularly, the statement made by the learned Government Advocate(Crl.side) that the second respondent – police shall not harass the petitioner's Association members, I am hopeful that the Second respondent – police shall not harass the petitioner's Association members. Except making the above said observation, there is no need to issue any specific direction in this regard. In such view of the matter, the Criminal Original Petition is disposed of with the above observation. SD ASST REGISTRAR(CO) /TRUE COPY/ SUB ASST REGISTRAR To 1.The Superintendent of Police,Kanyakumar District,Nagercoil. 2.The Inspector of Police,Aralvoimozhi Police Station,Kanyakumari District. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor,Madurai Bench of Madras High Court,Madurai. SB:03/11/2011 1p 4c ORDER MADE IN CRL.O.P.(MD)No.6996 of 2011. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/