IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.BHAVADASAN MONDAY, THE 29TH JUNE 2009 / 8TH ASHADHA 1931 WP(C).No. 18079 of 2009(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SHEROY JOSEPH,PANTHAL VEEDU, MARKET JUNCTION,KARUVATTA P.O.,ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.PRABHU MATHEW SRI.K.S.ARUN KUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, POLICE HEAD QUARTERS,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA STATE. 2. DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 3. VARGHESE,DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE CHENGANNOOR. 4. VIJAYAN PILLAI,A.S.I., CHENGANNOOR POLICE STATION. 5. R.K.THOMAS,KOODARATHIL VEEDU, KARUVATTA P.O.,ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.P.A.SALIM. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/06/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R.RAMAN & P.BHAVADASAN, JJ. ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 18079 of 2009 ------------------------------- Dated this the 29th June, 2009 J U D G M E N T Raman, J. The writ petitioner complains police harassment at the instance of a very senior police official. According to him, there was a criminal case, he had been granted bail and he has produced the bail order, as evidenced by Ext.P7. It is stated that now another false case is foisted against him, he has been asked to come to the police station and he is criminally intimidated. Since a complaint is raised against senior police officer and there is already a provision under the Police Act to look into such complaints by the higher authority, we think, it is appropriate that Superintendent of Police, Alleppey, second respondent herein, will place it before the complaint-authority for dealing with it in accordance with law. W.P.(C) No.18079/2009 2 Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of directing that if the petitioner approaches the Superintendent of Police, Alleppey, along with a copy of this judgment as also a copy of the writ petition, the allegation contained in the writ petition shall be treated as a petition filed before the authority under the Police Act, who will enquire into the matter and pass appropriate orders, in accordance with law. P.R.RAMAN, JUDGE P.BHAVADASAN , JUDGE. nj.