P. CHANDRASEKARAN vs STATE REP.BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE . — Crl.A. No. 970/2003

Summary of Criminal Appeal No. 970/2003 Outcome: The Supreme Court allowed P. Chandrasekaran's appeal and quashed the second complaint (Crime No. 30/02 dated 1.12.2002) filed at Women Police Station Cantonment, Trichy. The Court found both complaints dated 9.10.2001 and 1.12.2002 were based on identical facts, and police cannot investigate duplicate complaints while the first is pending. The police may continue investigating the original complaint filed on 9.10.2001. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.