RAMANATHAN Vs. STATE OF TAMIL NADU

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The grievance of the petitioner is that the officers entrusted with a statutory duty to investigate the crimes, since showed disturbing degree of indifference to his complaints dated 24-3-1993 and 12-8-1993, he is seeking for a direction for just investigation in accordance with law.

(2.) The case of the petition is that on 24-3-1993, which was a Government holiday due to Telugu New Years Day, the officials of the Revenue Department with the assistance of a Constable went in a jeep at about 1.00 p.m. to the house of the petitioner, which was built in the year 1980, on Voikkal Poramboke, in an extent of 3 cents in S.No. 59 1/597 bearing NO. 54, Sevilimedu Village and started dismantling and removing the roof The wife of the petitioner protested for such an act. The officials, namely, the Tahsildar, Kancheepuram (Periasamy), Deputy Tahsildar (Arunachalam), Revenue Inspector, Village Administrative Officer and Thalaiyari accompanied by a Police Constable threatened her to go out of the house. The Deputy Tahsildar caught hold of the deceased and pulled her down on the ground and they abused her in filthy language. When the officials started removing the roof, the wife of the petitioner threatened that if the act of dismantling is continued, she will set herself ablaze by pouring kerosene. the officials retorted by saying that she could do anything but nobody could do any harm to them. So saying, the Tahsildar, Deputy Tahsildar directed the Thalaiyari and others to continue the process of dismantling the house. Being shocked by the swifi action, she suddenly stood up and entered into the house, poured kerosene on her body and set fife to herself The officials did not take any step to extinguish the fife. Even her son Srinivasan was not allowed to enter the house to save his mother.

(3.) The gist of the complaint in a nutshell can be recaptualated in a narrow campus. According to the petitioner, complaint Prima Facie revealed that accused persons intimidated and goaded the deceased with dire consequences and provoked, incited, urged, encouraged to commit suicide.