Petitioners filed a Criminal Original Petition under Section 482 CrPC directing the respondent police to act on their complaint lodged on 04.04.2018. The Court directed registration of FIR or closure of complaint within two weeks.
Direct respondent to register FIR or close complaint within two weeks.
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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 27.04.2018 CORAM:
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN CRL.O.P.(MD)No.6947 of 2018
1.A.Bhuvaneswari
2.B.Savithri ... Petitioners
-vs-
The Inspector of Police District Crime Branch Thanthonimalai Karur District ... Respondent
Prayer: Criminal Original petition is filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, directing the respondent to register the complaint given by the petitioners on 04.04.2018 and take necessary action in accordance with law.
For Petitioners : Mr.V.Bindran For Respondents : Mr.Prabhu Ramachandran Government Advocate (Crl.Side)
ORDER
This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the respondent to register the complaint given by the petitioners on 04.04.2018 and take necessary action in accordance with law.
2.Heard both sides.
3.The petitioners have lodged a complaint before the respondent police. But till date, the respondent police have not taken any action. Aggrieved by the inaction on the part of the respondent, the petitioners came before this Court.
4.If the complaint lodged by the petitioners makes out any cognizable offence, the respondent shall register the F.I.R. If no offence is made out, the respondent shall close the complaint and inform the same to the petitioners, accordingly. The entire exercise shall be completed within a period of two weeks from today.
5.With the above observation, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of.
/True Copy/
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+1CC to M.Bindran Counsel for Petitioner in SR.No (64365) MSA/DAS DS/SV/MMS/SAR-2 : 21.05.2018: 2P/4C
CRL.O.P.(MD)No.6947 of 2018 27.04.2018
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the respondent police officer is directed to register the FIR within two weeks or close the complaint if no cognizable offence is made out.
Whether the petitioners are aggrieved by the inaction of the respondent in attending to their complaint.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
1.A.Bhuvaneswari
2.B.Savithri
The Inspector of Police District Crime Branch Thanthonimalai Karur District
G.R.Swaminathan
As recorded by the court registry
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