CRL OP/10640/2026 of PR.L.Kathiravan Vs The Commissioner of Police,

CRL OP No. 10640 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 28-04-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M. NIRMAL KUMAR CRL OP No. 10640 of 2026 PR.L.Kathiravan S/o Lakshmanan, Door No.6, G.S.V.Enclave, Lakshmi Nagar Extension, Muthanampalayam Road, Nallur, Tiruppur City, Tiruppur ..Petitioner(s) Vs 1. The Commissioner of Police, O/o The Commissioner of Police, Tiruppur City, Tiruppur District. 2. The Inspector of Police Tiruppur City South Police Station, Tiruppur District. 3. S.Velayutham S/o Shanmugham, Door No.8/279 A, Sri Jai Sakthi Nagar, Arul Puram, Karaipudur, Palladam, Tiruppur District - 641 605 ..Respondent(s) Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 BNSS to di rect the 2nd respondent not to harass the petitioner and his family members wi thout any due process of law and pass such further or other suitable orders as thi s Hon'ble Court. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 10640 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 4 For Petitioner(s): Mr.G.Shanmugam For Respondent(s): Mr.Leonard Arul Joseph Selvam Additional Public Prosecutor For R1 And R2 ORDER This petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking direction t o the second respondent not to harass the petitioner and his family members wi thout any due process of law. 2. From the materials available on record it is seen that the petitioner and the counter complainant one Velayutham had some financial dealings and the petitioner is said to have given loan for a sum of Rs.5,00,000/- to the count er complainant and in return, he had been charging interest and receive d a sum of Rs.30 Lakhs from Velayutham, however, he did not hand over the signed cheque, promissory note and other documents. Hence, a complaint is said to have been given by the counter petitioner. 3. The contention of the petitioner is that the respondent police, under t he guise of investigation, had been unnecessarily harassing the petitioner by calling him to appear before the respondent police. 4. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor takes notice for R1 and R2 and submits that on the complaint given by Velayutham, a case has been https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 10640 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 4 registered in C.S.R.No.136 of 2026 and the petitioner had been called for investigation and he also appeared and given his explanation. Now the c ounter petitioner had taken time to produce certain documents. In the mea nwhile the petitioner had filed this petition. 4. Considering the submissions and the materials available on record, it is seen that a case has been registered in C.S.R.No.136 of 2026 against the petitioner and the same is pending. In view of the same, this court i s of the view that there is no harassment against the petitioner. The respondent polic e shall issue notice for the appearance of the petitioner for any clarificat ion, if required and the petitioner is directed to co-operate with the enquiry. 5. In view of the above, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed. 28-04-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No BKN To: 1. The Commissioner of Police, O/o The Commissioner of Police, Tiruppur City, Tiruppur District. 2. The Inspector of Police Tiruppur City South Police Station, Tiruppur District. 3. Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 10640 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 4 M.NIRMAL KUMAR, J. BKN CRL OP No. 10640 of 2026 28-04-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis