Madras High Court
WP CRL.(MD)/5367/2026 of M.Sivapriya Vs The Superintendent of Police on 25 September 2026
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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED: 25-09-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE DR.JUSTICE P.MURUGAN
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M.Sivapriya
W/o.Thiyagarajan,
No.82/3,
Opposite to State Bank,
Thuraiyur Road, Musiri Taluk,
Tiruchirappalli District.
..Petitioner(s)
Vs
1. The Superintendent of Police
Tiruchirappalli District,
Tiruchirappalli.
2. The Inspector of Police
District Crime Branch,
Tiruchirappalli,
..Respondent(s)
Prayer: Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 1 and 2 to take necessary action based on the representation given by the petitioner dated 20.07.2026
within a stipulated time as fixed by this Court.
For Petitioner(s):
Mr.G.Sridharan
For Respondent(s):
Mr.D.Rajaboopathy,
Government Advocate (Crl. side)
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ORDER
The present writ Petition has been filed seeking a direction to respondents 1 and 2 (police officials) to take necessary action based on the petitioner's
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representation dated 20.07.2026 and to recover a sum of Rs.12,00,000/-.
2. The facts of the case reveal that the petitioner paid a sum of Rs.12,00,000/- to private individuals namely, Kasturi, and Perumal, to secure a government job through illegal means. The said individuals issued a fraudulent appointment order to the petitioner. Upon realizing that he had been cheated, the petitioner lodged a police complaint seeking criminal action against the accused persons as well as recovery of the sum of Rs.12,00,000/- paid as illegal gratification/bribe.
3. As the respondent police allegedly failed to act on the complaint, the petitioner has approached this Court, seeking a direction to register the complaint and recover the paid consideration.
4. It is a well-settled principle of law, recently reaffirmed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court, that Courts of law cannot act as recovery forums for illegal gratification or money exchanged in corruption schemes. Courts are established for public justice, not to facilitate the recovery of illegal consideration paid to commit an unlawful act. Seeking directions for police action to recover bribe money paid for securing public employment through unlawful means is a complete abuse of the judicial process, consuming valuable court time.
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5. In view of the above observations, this Court finds no merit in the petition, and the prayer seeking recovery of money paid as illegal consideration cannot be entertained in the form of a Writ Petition.
6. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed on merits. 25-09-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No TM To
1. The Superintendent of Police Tiruchirappalli District, Tiruchirappalli.
2. The Inspector of Police District Crime Branch, Tiruchirappalli,
3. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.
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DR.P.MURUGAN, J. TM WP Crl.(MD) No. 5367 of 2026 25-09-2026