W.P. (Crl.) No.552 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 04.09.2025 CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N. SATHISH KUMAR W.P. (Crl.) No.552 of 2025 Rajavelu ... Petitioner Vs. 1. The Superintendent of Police Office of the Superintendent of Police Bharathi Nagar, Ranipet 2. N.Venkatesan 3. N.Thiruvengadam ... Respondents PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondent police to provide adequate police protection to the petitioner and the petitioner agents to shift the machineries purchased by the petitioner through Invoice No.002 dated 01.08.2024 and Invoice No.003 dated 02.08.2024 from the premises of the 2nd and 3rd respondents. For Petitioner : Mr.A.Nagarajan for Mr.K.Roopesh For 1st Respondent : Mr.R.Vinothraja Government Advocate (Crl. Side) For Respondents 2 & 3: No Appearance 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P. (Crl.) No.552 of 2025 O R D E R This Writ Petition has been filed to direct the respondent police to provide adequate police protection to the petitioner and the petitioner agents to shift the machineries purchased by the petitioner through Invoice No.002 dated 01.08.2024 and Invoice No.003 dated 02.08.2024 from the premises of the 2nd and 3rd respondents. 2. The case of the petitioner is that the respondents 2 and 3 sold two machineries namely Rolling Machine 50mm (Himalaya 3 Rolling Machine 33MT) and Country Cane 30MT Capacity (Total Set Approx 35 MT Pre1) to the petitioner and when the petitioner wanted to take possession, the same was restrained by the respondents. Hence, the present petition is filed seeking police protection to take possession of the machineries. 3. The private notice taken on the respondents 2 and 3 have been returned as refused. 4. Once the properties are sold, the respondents 2 and 3 have no right to prevent the purchaser from taking possession of the same. Therefore, whenever police protection is sought by the petitioner, let the police give necessary protection to the petitioner. 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P. (Crl.) No.552 of 2025 5. With the above directions, this Writ Petition (Criminal) is disposed of. 04.09.2025 ksa-2 Index:Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation:Yes/No To 1. The Superintendent of Police Office of the Superintendent of Police Bharathi Nagar, Ranipet 2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P. (Crl.) No.552 of 2025 N. SATHISH KUMAR , J. ksa-2 W.P. (Crl.) No.552 of 2025 04.09.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis