IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT FRIDAY, THE 8TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 19TH MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 37831 of 2007(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ FLEMI K.R., W/O. N.PRAKASH, AGED 25 YRS, FLAT NO.E2, ATHULYA PARK, POOTHOL P.O., THRISSUR. BY ADV. SMT.DAISY A.PHILIPOSE RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, EAST POLICE STATION, THRISSUR. 3. THRISSUR DISTRICT POLICE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD.NO.491, THRISSUR-1, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ADV.SRI.GIKKU JACOB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: R. BASANT, J. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` W.P.(C) No. 37831 OF 2007 D ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 8th day of February, 2008 J U D G M E N T This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner who faces allegations in a crime registered alleging offences punishable, inter alia, under section 420 IPC. She has come to this Court with the grievance that proper investigation is not being conducted by the Sub Inspector of Police, the present investigating officer. The present investigating officer has filed a statement. I have gone through the statement. 2. The petitioner was an employee of the District Police Co-operative Society, Thrissur. The Superintendent of Police, Thrissur is the President of the said Society. The grievance of the petitioner is that a proper investigation is not being conducted because police officials are interested in certain other employees whose complicity they do not want to bring to light. WPC.37831/07 : 2 : 3. I have considered the contentions raised by the petitioner as also the statement filed by the investigating officer. I am not proceeding to express any opinion on the validity of the allegations against the petitioner or about the acceptability of the allegations which the petitioner wants to raise against other officials of the said Society. I am satisfied that the interests of justice will be served eminently by issuing a specific direction to the Inspector General of Police, Thrissur Range to monitor the investigation conducted by the present investigating officer. The Inspector General of Police must effectively monitor and supervise the inspection by the present investigating officer and if he finds the same to be necessary, ensure that investigation is entrusted to senior hands. The option of the petitioner to approach the learned Magistrate for appropriate further directions under section 156 (3) Cr.P.C. as held in Sakri Vasu Vs. State of U.P. [ 2008 AIR SCW 309], shall also remain unfettered by the directions issued in this writ petition. I make it clear that the final report WPC.37831/07 : 3 : should not be filed without the approval of the Inspector General of Police, Thrissur Range, by the investigating officer. 4. The learned counsel for the petitioner then prays that the petitioner may be permitted to produce documents which are available with her before the investigating officer to bring the truth to light. Needless to say that the petitioner shall be at liberty to make all relevant and necessary documents available with her before the investigating officer who, needless to say, must consider the same and take necessary action. 5. This writ petition is accordingly allowed in part to the above extent. 6. Hand over copy of this order to the learned counsel for the petitioner. (R.BASANT, JUDGE) aks