The petitioner invoked Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking police protection for worship celebrations. The court dismissed the petition as infructuous since the requested dates for the worship had already lapsed by the time of hearing.
Order dismissing the criminal original petition as infructuous.
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Crl.O.P.(MD)No.1383 of 2023
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED: 16.02.2023
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE K.MURALI SHANKAR
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Syed Jabarulla Kathar @ Imran ... Petitioner
Vs.
4.Thasneem ... Respondents
PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code, to direct the first and second respondents to provide necessary police protection to life and limb of the petitioner and his family members from the third and fourth respondents based on his representation dated 01.12.2022.
For Petitioner : Mr.A.Banumathy For R1 & R2 : Mr.R.Sivakumar, Government Advocate (Crl. Side)
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For R3 : No Appearance For R4 : Mr.K.Jeyamohan
ORDER
This Criminal Original Petition has been filed, invoking Section 482 Cr.P.C., seeking orders to direct the first and second respondents to provide necessary police protection to life and limb of the petitioner and his family members from the third and fourth respondents based on his representation dated 01.12.2022.
2.When the matter is taken up for hearing today, the learned Government Advocate(Crl.side) appearing for the first and second respondents would submit that the petitioner sought for a direction to give Police protection to conduct worship celebration on 30.01.2023 and 01.02.2023 and since the dates were already lapsed, the prayer sought for in this petition has become infructuous.
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3.Recording the above said submission, this criminal original
petition is dismissed as infructuous.
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether a criminal original petition invoking Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking police protection becomes infructuous after the requested dates for worship celebrations have lapsed.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Syed Jabarulla Kathar @ Imran
The Superintendent of Police, Tenkasi District
The Inspector of Police, Tenkasi Police Station
Syed Ussain Kathari
Thasneem
K.Murali Shankar
As recorded by the court registry
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