Dinesh Kumar v. The Commissioner of Police
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, CRL OP No. 5524 of 2026, decided 04-03-2026 by Justice M. Nirmal Kumar. Petitioners Dinesh Kumar and Krithika sought protection from police harassment under guise of enquiry (S. 528 BNSS 2023). Court directed issuance of notice under S. 35(3) BNSS, petitioners to appear and co-operate; enquiry into petitioners' complaint C.S.R.No.1326 of 2025 (against Mohan Kumar) to be completed within four weeks; no harassment during enquiry; FIR to be registered if cognizable offence made out. Keywords: anti-harassment direction, police enquiry notice, BNSS Section 35(3), CSR enquiry, four-week completion timeline, Tiruppur City police.
What did the court decide?
Directions issued to the second respondent police: (i) issue appropriate notice to the petitioners under Section 35(3) of BNSS for enquiry, upon receipt of which the petitioners shall appear and co-operate in the investigation; (ii) conduct and complete the enquiry into the petitioners' complaint in C.S.R.No.1326 of 2025 within four weeks from receipt of a copy of the order; (iii) the petitioners shall not be harassed during the course of enquiry; and (iv) if any cognizable offence is made out, register an FIR and proceed in accordance with law.