IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 4TH JANUARY 2008 / 14TH POUSHA 1929 WP(C).No. 507 of 2008(I) ----------------------------- CRIME NO. 11/1996 OF VACB, KOLLAM PETITIONER: ------------ K.MOHANAN, AGED 55 YEARS, S/O. A.KUNJU PILLAI, RAGHAVA MANDIRAM, MAYYANAD P.O., KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.SUMAN CHAKRAVARTHY SMT.K.R.RIJA RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, VIGILANCE DEPARTMENT, PATHANAMTHITTA DIST. BY ADV. SRI. BREEZE, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR , J. ========================== W.P.(C). No. 507 of 2008 ========================== Dated this the 4th day of January, 2008. JUDGMENT The petitioner, who is the sole accused in crime No. 11/1996 of VACB, Kollam for offences under Section 13(1)(d) and punishable under Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act r/w Section 120 B of IPC, seeks a direction directing the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vigilance Department, Pathanamthitta to reconsider the allegations against the petitioner and decide whether to place the petitioner on trial or not by filing an appropriate report pursuant to Ext.P1 FIR. 2. Shri. P.N. Sukumaran, the learned Government Pleader in charge of the case submitted that the delay in filing the final report is due to pendency of the application seeking prosecution sanction in respect of two of the accused persons who are public servants and that as soon as the sanction is obtained the final report will be filed without any further delay. This writ petition is disposed of directing the 2nd respondent to expedite the filing of the final report after evaluating the evidence collected during investigation. V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. rv