IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 4TH JUNE 2010 / 14TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 8115 of 2010(Q) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): -------------------------- 1. M.BALASUBRAMANIOM, AGED 67 YEARS S/O.MADHAVA PANICKER, RESIDING IN FLAT NO.101, CORPORATION NO.31/1531-A, VEMBANAD GARDENS THAMMANAM JUNCTION, KOCHI 682 032. 2. PADMAJA BALASUBRAMANIOM, AGED 51 YEARS W/O.M.BALASUBRAMANIOM,RESIDING IN FLAT NO.101, CORPORATION NO.31/1531-A, VEMBANAD GARDENS THAMMANAM JUNCTION, KOCHI 682 032. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.RAMACHANDRAN SRI.PADMALAYAN.P.P. SRI.SEBASTIAN JOSEPH (KURISUMMOOTTIL) SMT.BINDHU PAULOSE RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY HOME SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE POLICE HEAD QUARTERS ,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ALAPPUZHA 4. THE DEPUTY SUEPRINTENDENT OF POLICE ALAPPUZHA. W.P.(C)NO.8115/2010 2 5. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE CHERTHALA POLICE STATION, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 6. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE CHERTHALA POLICE STATION, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 7. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE CBCID, CRIME BRANCH ALAPPUZHA UNIT,ALAPPUZHA. 8. MADANAN K.G, S/O.GANGADHARAN KALAMANGALAM, EZHUKONE POST, KUNADARA,KOLLAM. 9. JOSE P.S, S/O.JOSHUVA, AGED 28 YEARS THOOMPAKULAM, THEKKUTHOU, KONNY,PATHANAMTHITTA. 10. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ALAPPUZHA. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.C.M.NAZAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ................................. W.P.(c).No.8115 of 2010 .................................... Dated:04.06.2010 JUDGMENT Petitioners, who are the parents of a 17 year old boy who was killed in a road traffic accident at about 5.30.p.m on 26.1.2001 on the Cherthala-Ernakulam Highway , inter alia, seeks a direction to hand over the investigation of Crime No.902/2009 of Cherthala Police Station to the Crime Branch of Police represented by the 7th respondent herein. 2. The learned Government Pleader on instructions submitted that the investigation of the case is almost over and the Police will be filing a final report charge-sheeting the accused persons before the appropriate court shortly. 3. The said submission is recorded. In case the petitioners have surviving grievance either with regard to the investigation or with regard to the offences or with regard to the accused persons who are being charge-sheeted, they can move the concerned Magistrate for appropriate directions in the light of the decision in Sakiri Vasu v. State of U.P and others. (2008(1) KLT 724 SC). W.P.(c).No.8115 of 2010 2 They can also move the Magistrate for further investigation, in case the investigation conducted by the local police is incomplete or unsatisfactory. This writ petition is disposed of leaving the petitioners to seek any of the aforesaid remedies. V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE sj