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Shanker v. State Represented by

Madras HC17 Mar 2025CRL OP/7670/2025

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What is this about?

Keywords: anti-harassment petition; Madras High Court; Crl.O.P.No.7670 of 2025; Section 528 BNSS 2023; Shanker; Superintendent of Police Ooty; Inspector of Police Kolacombai Police Station; Nilgiris District; Crime No. Not known of 2025; Current Paper enquiry dated 12.03.2025 conducted and closed; defacto complainant; direction not to call petitioner under guise of enquiry or harass; petition closed/disposed on 17.03.2025; single judge G.K. Ilanthiraiyan; no prior judicial order challenged; no monetary element; no precedent cited.

What did the court decide?

Since the complaint has been closed, the respondent shall not call the petitioner under the guise of enquiry and harass them; the Criminal Original Petition is closed. ¶22

Shanker Vs State Represented by — Madras HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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Crl.O.P.No.7670 of 2025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 17.03.2025

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CORAM:

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THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN

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Crl.O.P.No.7670 of 2025

Shanker

... Petitioner

Versus

1.State. Represented by The Superintendent of Police, Ooty, Nilgiris District, Tamilnadu.

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2.The Inspector of Police, Kolacombai Police Station, Nilgiris District. ... Respondents

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PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to direct the second respondent not to harass the petitioner on the guise of enquiry.

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For Petitioner : Mr. M. Venkadesh Kumar

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For Respondents : Mr. A. Gopinath, Government Advocate (Crl. Side)

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O R D E R

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Crl.O.P.No.7670 of 2025

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This petition has been filed seeking direction to the respondent police not to harass the petitioner in connection with Crime No.Not known of 2025 pending on the file of second respondent Police.

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The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the respondent police harassed the petitioner under the guise of enquiry.

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The learned Government Advocate (Crl.side) appearing for the respondents police submits that on the complaint given by the defacto complainant, Current Paper enquiry dated 12.03.2025 was conducted and the same was closed.

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4 . Recording the said submission, this Criminal Original Petition is closed. It is made clear that, since the complaint has been closed, the respondent shall not call the petitioner under the guise of enquiry and harass them.

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17.03.2025

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Index : Yes/No Neutral citation : Yes/No Speaking/non-speaking order

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