Monisha v. The Superintendent of Police
Case brief
What is this about?
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court closed a Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. The court accepted the respondent police's submission that a case was registered and subsequently closed as 'action dropped', thereby dismissing the petitioner's prayer. The petitioner was allowed to file a protest petition.
What did the court decide?
The criminal original petition was closed; the petitioner was permitted to file a protest petition.