IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS TUESDAY, THE 29TH JUNE 2010 / 8TH ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 19362 of 2010(U) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------------- N.ANTONY, AGED 42 YEARS, RESIDING AT NILAMTHOTTAM, PADENJARETHODI, KOLLAM EAST VILLAGE, LAKSHMI NADA P.O. KOLLAM, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.V.THAMBAN SRI.R.REJI SMT.THARA THAMBAN SRI.B.BIPIN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, EAST POLICE STATION, KOLLAM, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PALLITHOTTAM POLICE STATION, PALLITHOTTAM, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 3. LEELA, RESIDING AT JONAKAPURAM, NEAR THE OLD MOSQUE, KOLLAM VILLAGE, PALLITHOTTAM P.O., KOLLAM, KOLLAM DISTRICT. R1 & R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.T.K.VIPINDAS. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.M.JOSEPH & M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS, JJ. ------------------------------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.19362 of 2010-U ---------------------------------------------- Dated, this the 29th day of June, 2010 J U D G M E N T K.M.Joseph, J. Petitioner has approached this Court alleging harassment by Ist and 2nd respondent police officers. According to the petitioner, the 3rd respondent has extended some financial assistance to him for constructing a building in his property. It is stated that the 3rd respondent is continuously harassing the petitioner for handing over his property and building. Petitioner filed Ext.P1 complaint. Pursuant to Ext.P1 complaint petitioner and the 3rd respondent were summoned to the office of the 2nd respondent. The Ist respondent who is a relative of the 3rd respondent is compelling the petitioner to hand over the property to the 3rd respondent and threatened the petitioner with dire consequences. 2. Learned Government Pleader, on instructions, submits that the Ist and 2nd respondents will not compel the WPC No.19362/2010 -2- petitioner to hand over the alleged property to the 3rd respondent. He further submits that the petitioner is in the habit of filing complaints against police officers. We dispose of the writ petition. We make it clear that on the basis of the complaint any offence is made out this judgment will not stand in the way of the official respondents investigating the same in accordance with law. (K.M.JOSEPH) JUDGE. (M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS) JUDGE. MS