MADURAI: City police authorities, including two personnel from an all-women police station (AWPS), have been asked to appear before the Madurai bench of the Madurai high court for defying a court order in a dowry case.
Apart from city police commissioner Sanjay Mathur, police inspector Hema Mala and sub-inspector Geetha Ramani of the AWPS have to explain why they wilfully disobeyed an HC order and illegally arrested a 30-year-old software engineer, S Arjun, working in the US when he returned to the country.
Arjun's wife C Shailaja had lodged a dowry complaint against him and his parents before the AWPS, Madurai. To avoid arrest Arjun had filed a petition at the bench seeking anticipatory bail. The court granted him interim bail on September 12, 2013 and directed him to appear before the judicial magistrate court (JMC), Madurai, within 15 days. He again moved a plea at the bench seeking extension of time required to appear before the court as he was working abroad. On February 7, the HC, which granted this plea too, gave him two weeks time to appear before the JMC.
Apart from city police commissioner Sanjay Mathur, police inspector Hema Mala and sub-inspector Geetha Ramani of the AWPS have to explain why they wilfully disobeyed an HC order and illegally arrested a 30-year-old software engineer, S Arjun, working in the US when he returned to the country.
Arjun's wife C Shailaja had lodged a dowry complaint against him and his parents before the AWPS, Madurai. To avoid arrest Arjun had filed a petition at the bench seeking anticipatory bail. The court granted him interim bail on September 12, 2013 and directed him to appear before the judicial magistrate court (JMC), Madurai, within 15 days. He again moved a plea at the bench seeking extension of time required to appear before the court as he was working abroad. On February 7, the HC, which granted this plea too, gave him two weeks time to appear before the JMC.
However, on February 9, Bangalore airport authorities arrested Arjun on the basis of a look-out notice issued by police and handed him over to the AWPS. Though, he informed the police here about the latest court order, inspector Hema and SI Geetha produced Arjun at the mahila court. He was released on bail after Arjun's counsel told the judge about the HC order.
The HC directive of Thursday comes on a notice filed by Arjun stating that the police arrested him after wilfully neglecting the court order. He also apprised the HC bench that the personnel of AWPS did not submit his original passport at the JMC. In his petition, he termed the police action as contempt of court and hence called for punishing the personnel involved. Following it, the judge ordered to issue statutory notice to the city police commissioner and concerned inspector and sub-inspector and adjourned the case by two weeks.
Counsel Babu Rajendran represented Arjun during the hearing on Thursday.
The HC directive of Thursday comes on a notice filed by Arjun stating that the police arrested him after wilfully neglecting the court order. He also apprised the HC bench that the personnel of AWPS did not submit his original passport at the JMC. In his petition, he termed the police action as contempt of court and hence called for punishing the personnel involved. Following it, the judge ordered to issue statutory notice to the city police commissioner and concerned inspector and sub-inspector and adjourned the case by two weeks.
Counsel Babu Rajendran represented Arjun during the hearing on Thursday.
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