Full Judgment
(Prayer: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., praying to direct the respondent not to harass the petitioner in the name of enquiry in connection with Crime No.166 of 2015.)
1. This petition has been filed to direct the respondent not to harass the petitioner in the name of enquiry in connection with Crime No.166 of 2015.
2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the State, who would submit that on the complaint given by one Muniyandi, a case in Crime No.166 of 2015 has been registered and investigation is in progress.
3. Under such circumstances, once a regular FIR has been registered, the question of 'not to harass' will not arise, because the expression 'harassment' is so subjective that it cannot be encapsulated in an objective criteria. If a 'not to harass order is passed in this case, where a regular FIR has been registered, a notice by the Investigating Officer under Section 41A can also be construed as an harassment. This Court has dealt with this aspect at length and passed a detailed order in the case of Dorand and others vs. the Superintendent of Police, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District and another in Crl.O.P.(MD) No.1727 of 2016 decided on 01.02.2016.
Hence, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed.