Dismissed
Jothi v. Inspector of Police
Madras HCCRL OP/23313/2023
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
In a criminal original petition filed under Section 482 CrPC, the petitioners sought a direction to the respondent police not to harass them, alleging cheating charges related to a chit fund. The court dismissed the petition, ruling that the supervisory jurisdiction cannot be exercised to stop a police investigation into a cognizable offence merely because investigation might cause harassment or b
What did the court decide?
The petition seeking direction to the respondent police not to harass the petitioners was dismissed.