Gnanarajan v. the Director
Case brief
What is this about?
Petitioner appealed to the High Court under Section 482 CrPC seeking direction to register a corruption complaint regarding illegal sand mining. The court observed from a status report that a case had already been registered on the identical allegations. Consequently, the court found no cause for the petition to survive and closed the matter.
What did the court decide?
The petition was closed as an FIR was already registered on the alleged grievances.
What the court decided
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 18.02.2022
CORAM
THE HON'BLE Mr. JUSTICE G.CHANDRASEKHARAN
Crl.O.P.No.16952 of 2021 Gnanarajan .. Petitioner Vs.
The Director, Directorate of Vigilance of Anti-Corruption, No.293, M.K.N. Road, Collector Nagar, Alanthur, Chennai - 600 016. .. Respondent
Prayer: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, to issue direction to the respondent to register petitioner's complaint dated 15.07.2021 in C.S.R.No.not known of 2021 pending on the file of the respondent.
For Petitioner: Mr. G. Viswanathan
For Respondent : Mr. E. Raj Thilak, Additional Public Prosecutor
O R D E R
This petition is filed seeking direction to the respondent to register petitioner's complaint dated 15.07.2021 in C.S.R.No.not known of 2021 pending on the file of respondent and pass orders.
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the Criminal Original Petition seeking issuance of direction to register a complaint should be allowed after an FIR was already registered on the same allegations.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Gnanarajan
- respondent
Director, Directorate of Vigilance of Anti-Corruption
Coram
G. Chandrasekharan
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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