Madras HC imposes cost on litigant for filing false complaint
30 July 2014 5:52 AM IST
The Madras High Court here has imposed a cost of Rs 5,000 on a litigant, who gave a false complaint and filed a habeas corpus petition that his daughter was missing leading police to conducted searches in many places.
A division bench of justices S Manikumar and VS Ravi directed petitioner, Ramiah of Konnappanendhal in Virudhunagar district, to pay the cost, to the Virudhunagar Superintendent of Police in a month’s time.
The petitioner had sought a direction to police to rescue his 19-year-old daughter who, he alleged, was abducted by one Periyasamy in January last year.
A division bench of justices S Manikumar and VS Ravi directed petitioner, Ramiah of Konnappanendhal in Virudhunagar district, to pay the cost, to the Virudhunagar Superintendent of Police in a month’s time.
The petitioner had sought a direction to police to rescue his 19-year-old daughter who, he alleged, was abducted by one Periyasamy in January last year.
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