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Cont.P.(MD)No.106 of 2025 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 29.01.2025
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN Cont.P.(MD)No.106 of 2025 Logeswari ... Petitioner /Vs./
1. Ms.Kavitha, Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Fort Station, Trichy City.
2. Mr.Srinivasan, S/o.M.V.Natarajan No.16G, Ayyanarappan Temple Street, Indra Nagar, Erode – 1. ... Respondents (The Cause Title is accepted as per Court Order Dated 08/01/2025 in Sub A(MD)No.237/2024 in Cont.P.(MD)No.SR62058 of 2024.) P RAYER
: Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, to punish the Contemnors for their Willful and deliberate disobedience of the order of this Court passed in Crl.O.P(MD) No.9498 of 2023 dated 02-06-2023. 1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
Cont.P.(MD)No.106 of 2025 For Petitioner : Mr.T.Leninkumar For Respondents : Ms.M.Aasha (R1) Government Advocate Mr.S.Vinayak (R2)
ORDER This contempt petition has been filed to punish the contemnors for their willful and deliberate disobedience of the order of this Court passed in Crl.O.P(MD) No.9498 of 2023 dated 02-06-2023, thereby this Court granted anticipatory bail on condition that the second respondent shall return the original education certificates to the defacto complainant, the petitioner herein.
2. At the instance of the accused, the second respondent herein, modification order has been passed in Crl.M.P.(MD)No.9064 of 2023 in Crl.O.P.(MD)No.9498 of 2023 on 27.06.2023, thereby directed the second respondent herein to return the sreedhana articles and jewels which were presented during marriage and it was also made clear that if the second respondent disputed possession of jewels, the first respondent 2/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
Cont.P.(MD)No.106 of 2025 is directed to conduct investigation. The second respondent contemnor denied the allegation of possession of jewels and while investigating the crime, the second respondent herein refused to return the jewels, when the defacto complainant asked for return of jewels. Accordingly, the first respondent laid charge sheet and it is pending for taking cognizance by the trial Court.
3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the second respondent admitted that the jewels which were presented to the petitioner during their marriage are in possession of the petitioner's house.
4. The learned counsel appearing for the second respondent would submit that the said statement was obtained in police station, that too under coercion.
5. The contemnor is also present before this Court and deposed that no jewels are in possession of himself and he also disputed the quantum of jewels, which were allegedly presented during the marriage. 3/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
Cont.P.(MD)No.106 of 2025
6. In view of the above, no contempt is made out as against the the Contemnors for their willful and deliberate disobedience of the order of this Court in Crl.O.P(MD) No.9498 of 2023 dated 02-06-2023. Accordingly, this Contempt Petition is dismissed. However, the petitioner is at liberty to approach the trial Court for getting appropriate relief after examination of the witnesses.
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Cont.P.(MD)No.106 of 2025 TO:-
1. Ms.Kavitha, Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Fort Station, Trichy City.
2. Mr.Srinivasan, S/o.M.V.Natarajan No.16G, Ayyanarappan Temple Street, Indra Nagar, Erode – 1. 5/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
Cont.P.(MD)No.106 of 2025 G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN
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