IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 25TH JANUARY 2008 / 5TH MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 625 of 2008(Y) ----------------------------- CRIME NO. 346/2007 of PUNNAPRA POLICE STATION PETITIONER: ------------ K.NARAYAN PILLAI, S/O.KRISHNAN PILLAI AGED 57 YEARS, RESIDING AT NAYANAM, THATHAMPALLY P.O., ALAPPUZHA PIN 688 013. AMBALAPPUZHA TALUK, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.N.VENUGOPALA PANICKER RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ALAPPUZHA. 3. THE SUB-INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PUNNAPRA, ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI. M.S. BREEZE, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR , J. ========================== W.P.(C). No. 625 of 2008 ========================== Dated this the 25th day of January, 2008. JUDGMENT The grievance of the petitioner is that no purposeful investigation is being conducted by the 3rd respondent, the Sub Inspector of Police, Punnapra in crime No. 346/2007 in which the petitioner is the de facto complainant registered for an offence punishable under Section 420 r/w Section 34 IPC. The learned Government Pleader on instructions submitted that the investigation has progressed considerably and the 3rd respondent will be filing a final report within one month from today. The said submission is recorded. If so, the petitioner cannot have any subsisting grievance on the allegation that the investigation is tardy in this case. Recording the submission made by the Government Pleader, this writ petition is disposed of directing the 3rd respondent to file a final report before the appropriate court within one month from today. V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. rv