S.Raghuraman v. The Inspector of Police
Case brief
What is this about?
CRL OP No.11894 of 2026, High Court of Judicature at Madras, decided 06.05.2026 by Justice L. Victoria Gowri. Petitioner S.Raghuraman vs Inspector of Police J-5 Sasthri Nagar Chennai and Shiny Andrea. Criminal Original Petition under Section 528 BNSS Act seeking direction that police not harass petitioner during enquiry. Held: petitioner to appear and co-operate with pending enquiry (paper No.10270 of 2025); enquiry to be concluded within two weeks; no harassment of petitioner. Petition disposed of. Keywords: harassment protection, police enquiry, Section 528 BNSS, disposal of enquiry, two-week timeline.
What did the court decide?
Directions issued: petitioner to appear before the first respondent police and co-operate for the enquiry; enquiry to be disposed of within two weeks of receipt of a copy of the order; petitioner expressly not to be harassed in the name of the enquiry.