IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE M.C.HARI RANI WEDNESDAY, THE 25TH JUNE 2008 / 4TH ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 16274 of 2008(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ SURESHKUMAR @ C.G.UNNI, S/O.C.G.GOPALAKRISHNAN NAIR, CHOORAKKATTIL HOUSE, PALEYMAD, EDAKKARA VIA. MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SMT.S.MUMTAZ RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, MALAPPURAM. 2. DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 3. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, NILAMBUR POLICE STATION. 4. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SHRI BENJAMIN PAUL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & M.C.HARI RANI JJ. ----------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.16274 OF 2008 ----------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 25th DAY OF JUNE, 2008 J U D G M E N T Balakrishnan Nair, J. The petitioner submits, he is a social worker. He has approached this Court alleging that the police is unnecessarily harassing him. The police constables from the Nilambur Police Station are coming to his house at odd hours in search of him. As per the information divulged by the Police Constables, arrest warrant is pending against the petitioner in S.T.No.374/07 on the files of the Judicial First Class Magistrate's Court, Nilambur. Upon enquiry, the petitioner found that no such case is pending before that court. When the enquiry from the part of the Police Constables continued, this writ petition is filed by complaining about police harassment. As directed by this Court, the 2nd respondent has filed a statement. According to the 2nd respondent, the petitioner filed a petition before the Inspector General of Police, Thrissur, alleging that one Mr.V.V.Prakash, KPCC Secretary is trying to influence and hush up a vigilance W.P.(C)No.16274 /08 -2- enquiry pending against an Ex-Minister. The said petition was forwarded by the Inspector General of Police, Thrissur to the 2nd respondent for enquiry and report. So, the 2nd respondent made arrangements to summon the petitioner to enquire into the genuineness of the allegations made by the petitioner. But the petitioner on being contacted stated that he is not interested in giving any statement to an official in the rank of a Deputy Superintendent of Police. Since the petitioner was not willing to co-operate, the file was closed, it is submitted. The learned Government Pleader also submitted that police have no intention whatsoever to harass the petitioner. This submission is recorded and the writ petition is disposed of. If the presence of the petitioner is necessary in connection with any enquiry, he may be summoned after issuing notice, in accordance with law. K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR,JUDGE. M.C.HARI RANI, JUDGE. dsn