IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE M.C.HARI RANI TUESDAY, THE 21ST DECEMBER 2010 / 30TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 37576 of 2010(V) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- THULASI W/O.KUTTAPPAN, AGED 65 YEARS 'SHYAM NIVAS' SHANTI NAGAR RUSSELPURAM, BALARAMAPURAM. BY ADVS. SRI.SUMAN CHAKRAVARTHY SMT.K.R.RIJA RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- 1. THE COMMISSIONR OF POLICE CHIRUVANANTHAPURAM CITY – 695 001. 2. THE ASST.COMMISSIONR OF POLICE SHAGHUMUGHAM . 3. THE DY.SP NEDUMANGAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695 007. 4. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR MEDICAL COLLEGE POLICE STATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – 695 007. 5. THE S.I.OF POLICE, MEDICAL COLLEGE POLICE STATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – 695 007. R1 TO R5 BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.ALEX M. THOMBRA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs K.M.JOSEPH & M.C.HARI RANI, JJ. * * * * * * * * * * * * * W.P.C.No.37576 of 2010 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 21st day of December 2010 J U D G M E N T K.M.JOSEPH,J The petitioner has approached this Court seeking the following reliefs: i) A writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction directing the respondents not to threaten and harass the petitioner and family by sending police men to the house at odd hours and summoning them to police station. ii) A writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction directing the respondents 2 to 5 to give sufficient prior notice in writing to the petitioner if she is required in connection with any enquiry. 2. Briefly put, the case of the petitioner is as follows: 3. The petitioner is a 65 year old lady. Her son is involved in a criminal case. There is no arrest; but the petitioner is being harassed alleging that she would be implicated in criminal case. 4. The learned Government Pleader, on instructions, submits that the petitioner's son is the 1st accused in crime W.P.C.No.37576 of 2010 2 No.1068/2010 under various sections of the Indian Penal Code. He is also accused in 22 other cases. He is absconding. The respondents are only investigating into the matter, in accordance with law. The respondents are also investigating the involvement of the petitioner in the matter. The learned Government Pleader reiterates that there will be only investigation in accordance with law and that there will be no harassment to the petitioner. 5. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is prepared to co-operate with the investigation. He points out that the petitioner is being threatened that if her son is not produced, she will be implicated in criminal case. 6. Since we have the assurance of the learned Government Pleader that investigation will be done in accordance with law, we record the same and close the writ petition. We leave it free to the investigating officers to investigate the matter including interrogating the petitioner as provided in law. (K.M.JOSEPH, JUDGE) (M.C.HARI RANI, JUDGE) jsr // True Copy// PA to Judge W.P.C.No.37576 of 2010 3 W.P.C.No.37576 of 2010 4 W.P.C.No.37576 of 2010 5 K.M.JOSEPH & M.C.HARI RANI, JJ. .No. of 200 ORDER/JUDGMENT 30/082010