K.Udayakumar v. The Commisioner of Police
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, CRL OP No. 17916 of 2026, decided 10-07-2026 by Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy. Petitioner K. Udayakumar sought protection from police harassment under Section 528 BNSS against the Avadi Police Commissionerate, Inspector of Police (Crime Branch) T-4 Puthur Police Station, and private respondent Santhosh Kumar. Petition disposed of with a one-day enquiry fixed for 21.07.2026; no repeated summons permitted. Keywords: police harassment, enquiry, BNSS Section 528, Criminal Original Petition, Tamil Nadu.
What did the court decide?
Limited protection: petitioner to appear before respondent police on 21.07.2026 (one day) for enquiry, to be completed the same day or within one additional working day; petitioner not to be repeatedly called; parties bound by the outcome of the enquiry. ¶¶22