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R.Rajagopal v. The State of Tamil Nadu

Madras HC3 Jan 2025CRL OP(MD)/22870/2024

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Anti-harassment direction against police; Crl.O.P.(MD)No.22870 of 2024; R.Rajagopal vs State of Tamil Nadu (Karunkal Police Station, Kanyakumari District) and Nesaiyan; Section 528 Bharatiya Nagarik Shuraksha Sanhita; complaint in C.S.R.No.678 of 2024 closed as civil dispute on 18.10.2024; petition closed as nothing survived; Madurai Bench of Madras High Court; Justice M.Nirmal Kumar; decided 03.01.2025.

What did the court decide?

No substantive relief; the Criminal Original Petition was closed as the underlying complaint stood closed as a civil dispute. ¶23

R.Rajagopal Vs The State of Tamil Nadu — Madras HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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Crl.O.P.(MD)No.22870 of 2024

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED: 03.01.2025

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CORAM

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THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR

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Crl.O.P(MD)No.22870 of 2024

R.Rajagopal

... Petitioner

-Vs-

1.The State of Tamil nadu rep by The Inspector of Police, Karunkal Police Station, Karunkal Post, Kanyakumari District.

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2.Nesaiyan ... Respondents

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Prayer: Criminal Original Petition - filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Shuraksha Sanhita, to direct the first respondent not to harass the petitioner under the guise of enquiry based on the second respondent's complaint against the petitioner.

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For Petitioner : Mr.Punitha Deva Kumar For R1 : Mr.A.Thiruvadi Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor

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ORDER

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The Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking a direction

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to the respondent police not to harass the petitioner under the guise of enquiry based on the complaint given by the second respondent against

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

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Crl.O.P.(MD)No.22870 of 2024

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2 .Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned

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Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent police submits that the complaint has been lodged against the petitioner by the second respondent and CSR number has been assigned in C.S.R.No.678 of 2024 and after enquiry, it was closed as civil dispute on 18.10.2024.

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