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 23RD MARCH 2010 / 2ND CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 9300 of 2010(J) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- SHIHABUDHEEN, S/O.M.A.ISMAIL, MANATHU VADAKKE PUTHENPURAYIL, THRIKKAKARA P.O., COCHIN-21. BY ADV. SRI.S.RAJEEV RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE (LAW & ORDER), POLICE HEADQUARTERS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, IDUKKI POLICE STATION, (CRIME NO.195 OF 2009). 3. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, IDUKKI POLICE STATION. GP, SHRI P N SUKUMARAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K. M. JOSEPH & M.L. JOSEPH FRANCIS, JJ. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C).No. 9300 of 2010 J - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 23rd day of March, 2010 JUDGMENT Joseph, J. The petitioner has approached this Court seeking a direction to respondents 2 and 3 not to harass the petitioner unnecessarily and not to seize the vehicle bearing Registration No.KL 07/AZ 6920. 2. Briefly the case of the petitioner is as follows. The petitioner is the registered owner of vehicle bearing registration No.KL 07/AZ 6920. He entered into an agreement with one Subin Jacob on 1.4.2009. Subin did not comply with the conditions as per the agreement, but he returned the vehicle to the petitioner. It is stated that Subin plied the vehicle for more than three months and used the collection for his own purposes. W.P.(C).No. 9300 of 2010 2 Therefore the petitioner was compelled to withdraw from the agreement. Using the political clout before the second respondent, a crime was registered. The petitioner obtained anticipatory bail. It is stated that the said Subin is attempting to seize the vehicle, which was released to the petitioner. Now attempt is made to seize another vehicle also. 3. Learned Government Pleader, on instructions, submits that crime has been registered against the petitioner and he obtained anticipatory bail. One of the conditions in the order is that the petitioner must be available for interrogation as and when required. But the petitioner was not available for questioning, though a registered letter was issued to him. It is also submitted that both the vehicles of the petitioner are subject matter of the crime. He would submit that it may be necessary to seize the vehicles in the course of the investigation. 4, Having heard the counsel for the parties, this Writ Petition is disposed of as follows. The respondents will be free to proceed with W.P.(C).No. 9300 of 2010 3 the investigation of the crime in accordance with law. They shall also be free to seize the vehicles, if law so permits, and in accordance with law. (K. M. JOSEPH) Judge (M.L. JOSEPH FRANCIS) Judge tm