Daniel Mani v. Saravanan

Madras HC18 Dec 2025CONT P(MD)/3108/2025

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What is this about?

Madurai Bench of Madras High Court; Cont.P(MD)No.3108 of 2025; contempt of courts; S.11 Contempt of Courts Act 1971; wilful disobedience; defying order dated 08.02.2022 in Crl.O.P(MD)No.1663 of 2021; referred charge-sheet; Crime No.199 of 2008; service effected 13.09.2023; Daniel Mani v. Saravanan, Inspector of Police, Kanyakumari Police Station; no contempt made out; contempt petition dismissed; bench: G.K.Ilanthiraiyan, J.; decided 18.12.2025.

What did the court decide?

Since, as directed by this Court, the petitioner had already been duly served with the referred charge-sheet in Crime No.199 of 2008 (on 13.09.2023), no contempt is made out against the respondent and the Contempt Petition stands dismissed. ¶24-26

Daniel Mani Vs Saravanan — Contempt of Court | Madras HC (2025)

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Cont.P(MD)No.3108 of 2025

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED: 18.12.2025

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN

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Cont.P(MD)No.3108 of 2025

Daniel Mani

... Petitioner

Saravanan, S/o.Not Known, The Inspector of Police, Kanyakumari Police Station, Kanyakumari.

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... Respondent

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PRAYER: Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, to punish the third respondent/contemnor for wilful disobedience and defying the order dated 08.02.2022 passed in Crl.O.P(MD)No.1663 of 2021 on the file of this Court in accordance with law.

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For Petitioner : Mr.P.M.Vishnu Varthanan

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For Respondent : Mr.R.M.Anbunidhi Additional Public Prosecutor

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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Cont.P(MD)No.3108 of 2025

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ORDER

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This Contempt Petition has been filed seeking to punish

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the respondent for wilful disobedience of the order passed by this Court in Crl.O.P(MD)No.1663 of 2021, dated 08.02.2022, whereby the respondent was directed to serve a copy of referred charge-sheet

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in Crime No.199 of 2008 within a period of four weeks.

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2.When the matter is taken up for hearing today, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent submitted that as directed by this Court, the petitioner had already

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been duly served with referred charge-sheet in Crime No.199 of 2008 as early as on 13.09.2023 itself.

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3.In view of the above submission, no contempt is made

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out as against the respondent and this Contempt Petition stands

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dismissed.

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18.12.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No ps

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