Single Judge Criminal Revision dismissed challenging a Magistrate's order dismissing a Crl.M.P. to force police registration of a complaint regarding a money loan dispute deemed civil in nature.
Revision filed to challenge dismissal of petition seeking police investigation was dismissed.
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Crl.R.C.No.160 of 2023
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 01.02.2023
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.SIVAGNANAM
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R. Durai
... Petitioner
Vs.
The Inspector of Police, J-7, Velachery Police station, Velachery, Chennai 600 042 ... Respondent
PRAYER: Criminal Revision Case filed under Section 397 and 401 of Cr.P.C. to call for the records of the learned XVIII Metropolitan Magistrate, Saidapet, Chennai-15 in CrlM.P.No.4973 of 2022, by order dated 21.04.2022 in dismissing the Crl.M.P. filed by the petitioner herein.
For Petitioner : M/s.G.V.Sridharan For Respondent : Mr.V. Meganathan Govt. Advocate (Crl.Side)
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This Revision is filed challenging the order dated 21.04.2022 passed by the XVIII Metropolitan Magistrate, Saidapet, Chennai in Crl.M.P.No.4973 of 2022, dismissing the petition seeking to register his complaint and take action against the accused persons.
of one Senthil Kumar, who is colleague of the petitioner, he lent a sum of Rs.10,00,000/- as hand loan to him on various dates and the loan has to be repaid along with interest at the rate of 24% per annum. The said Senthilkumar also executed debt agreement towards the borrowed amount and the same was witnessed by his wife Malarkodi Thereafter, the abovesaid Senthilkumar, neither paid interest nor paid the principal amount. Hence, the petitioner gave a complaint against the abovesaid persons in 2017 to the Inspector of Police, Velachery, Chennai 600 042, but the respondent police did not take any coercive action against the abovesaid persons. Thereafter, the petitioner gave complaint before the Commissioner
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of Police on 07.09.2017, since there was no action taken on the part of the police, he then lodged another complaint before the Central Crime Branch. On enquiry, the said Senthilkumar and Malakrodi requested to grant time for settling the amount, but they did not settle the same. Again, on 21.12.2021, he gave a fresh complaint before the respondent police. Both the accused appeared in the month of December 2021 and seeks further three months time to settle the amount. Therefore, in order to take effective action against the accused, the petitioner filed Crl.M.P.No.4973 of 2022 before the XVIII Metropolitan Magistrate, Saidapet Chennai, seeking to direct the respondent police to register the FIR against the accused persons.
3.He further submitted that the trial court, after hearing the petitioner, instead of forwarding the complaint under section 156(3) Cr.P.C. to the police for investigation, dismissed the same on the ground that the issue involved in the complaint is civil in nature and no prima facie case is made out for commission of cognizable offence. Thus, he prayed for set aside the impugned order passed by the trial court.
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4.Learned Govt. Advocate (crl.side) supporting the order of the Magistrate, contended that there is no prima facie allegation for commission of cognizable offence is made out and hence, the impugned order passed by the court below is in order. Thus, he prayed for dismissal of this revision.
the submissions made by the parties.
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trial court rightly found that there is no primafacie allegation raised in the complaint for taking cognizance and to forward the same to the respondent police for investigation under section 156(3) Cr.P.C. I find no reason to interfere with the impugned order passed by the court below. In view of the above, this Criminal Revision Case is dismissed.
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether a debt dispute without criminal allegations warrants investigation under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C.
3 provisions across 1 enactments
R. Durai
The Inspector of Police, J-7, Velachery Police station, Velachery, Chennai
V. Sivagnanam
As recorded by the court registry
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