Madras HC notice to APP on petition seeking action against police

If the Judge or court feels arrest is inevitable and relieves him from his post and after alternative arrangements are made,then only arrest is permitted, the associations said.

Police officials had wrongly interpreting the norms by claiming that he was arrested only on a holiday, they said.

The associations said the High Court has taken suo motu cognisance against the erring police officials on July 2.

They said they had already sent representations to the authorities to take action against officials involved in the arrest. As there was no response, they had filed the petition.  They sought a direction to the Chief Secretary, Home Secretary and DGP to take action against police officials for arresting the Coonoor Magistrate.

Thangaraj was arrested a day after his marriage for allegedly ditching the SI with whom he was having a relationship for three years.

Police had then claimed he had a love affair with the SI and promised to marry her. But he married another woman, following which the SI filed a complaint.

The SI had on June 21 created a flutter when she tried to barge into the Coonoor Court and staged a dharna against Thangaraj. But police officials whisked her away from there and persuaded her to talk to higher officials in Coimbatore before lodging any complaint.