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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD) No.11661 of 2022

12.Further, the Hon'ble Apex Court in Arneshkumar vs. State of Bihar and another [2015-1-L.W. (Crl.) 318] has directed the police officer to follow up the provisions of 41A Cr.P.C and do not arrest the accused unnecessarily and gave the following directions:-

(1) All the State Governments to instruct its police officers not to automatically arrest when a case under Section 498-A of the IPC is registered but to satisfy themselves about the necessity for arrest under the parameters laid down above flowing from Section 41, Cr.PC;

14.On perusal of the consolidated instructions, it is seen that the Director General of Police, Chennai gave instructions to all the police based https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD) No.11661 of 2022 on the Judgments of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the cases of D.K.Basu vs. State of West Bengal [AIR (1997) SC 610] and Arneshkumar vs State of Bihar (supra) and also referred the order of this Court in Crl.O.P. (MD)Nos.12665 and 12666 of 2020 with regard to treating the common man who approached the police station and handling the complaint given by the aggrieved person and the procedure to be followed in the arrest of accused as per Section 41(1)(b) Cr.P.C.

16.In view of the above legal and factual position, I hereby direct the respondent police to follow the directions given by the Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Arneshkumar (supra) with regard to handling the complaint and follow the guidelines stated by the Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of D.K.Basu (supra) and the Consolidated Instructions dated 25.01.2021 issued by the Director General of Police, Chennai. If the police is not following the above legal principles, it is inevitable to meet the consequences of violation of law.