This Court held that the respondents complied with the 2015 order by declaring the complaint a civil matter and submitted a closure report. The contempt petition was closed as nothing survived.
Contempt petition dismissed and closed as the police conduct was held compliant.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 29.11.2016
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.SUBBIAH Contempt Petition No.1362 of 2016
D.Indirani ... Petitioner
vs.
1.Sekar Babu,
Inspector of Police,
J.7, Velacherry Police Station,
Velacherry, Chennai-42.
2.K.Settu,
Inspector of Police,
J.7, Velacherry Police Station,
Velacherry, Chennai-42.
... Respondents
(R.2 impleaded as per order dated
22.8.2016 made in Sub.A.No.432/2016)
Contempt petition has been filed under Section 11
of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 to punish the
respondents for their wilful disobedience of the order
passed in Crl.O.P.No.26484 of 2015 dated 17.11.2015.
For Petitioner : Mr.A.Rajesh Kanna For Respondents : Mr.B.Ramesh Babu, Govt. Advocate (Crl. Side)
ORDER
This Court, by an order dated 17.11.2015 in Crl.O.P. No.26484 of 2015, directed the respondent police
to conduct an enquiry and upon enquiry, if materials are
gathered indicating commission of any cognizable offence,
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then he was directed to proceed further in accordance with law, as early as possible. Alleging that the said order has not been complied with, the present contempt petition has been filed.
consideration, learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) submitted that on the complaint given by the petitioner, a detailed enquiry was conducted and the same was closed as
civil in nature. He has also produced the closure report.
complied with, I am of the opinion, nothing survives in this contempt petition and hence, the contempt petition is closed.
JOINT REGISTRAR(OS)
sbi
Dated at Madras this the day of 2017.
COURT OFFICER(O.S.)
From 25th Day of September 2008 the Registry is issuing certified copies of the Orders/Judgments/Decrees in this format.
SM/20/12/2016
To
D.Indirani
Sekar Babu
K.Settu
R.Subbiah
As recorded by the court registry
Judgements on the same questions, provisions and authorities, from every court
