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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
L.VICTORIA GOWRI
Sahayaraj – Appellant
Versus
State of Tamilnadu, Rep. by the Commissioner of Police – Respondent
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| 1. petitions seek police protection and fir quashing. (Para 1 , 4 , 5) |
| 2. prosecution alleges forcible dispossession attempt. (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 3. petitioner claims lawful authority via power of attorney. (Para 10 , 11 , 12 , 13) |
| 4. petitioner's arguments: civil dispute, prior orders favor possession. (Para 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21) |
| 5. respondent's defense: settled possession protects against force. (Para 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28) |
| 6. governing principles on quashing firs and settled possession. (Para 29 , 30 , 31) |
| 7. no police aid for extra-judicial possession recovery. (Para 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37) |
| 8. fir not quashed; requires investigation of forcible acts. (Para 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42) |
| 9. both petitions dismissed; due process required. (Para 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47) |
ORDER :
L.VICTORIA GOWRI, J.
Preface:
1.These two Criminal Original Petitions, though couched in different forms of relief, arise out of a single and intensely contested dispute concerning possession over an item of immovable property. One petition seeks police protection to enable the petitioner to take possession of the property, while the other seeks quashment of the FIR registered
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