IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR MONDAY, THE 24TH MARCH 2008 / 4TH CHAITHRA 1930 Crl.MC.No. 760 of 2008() ---------------------------- CRIME NO. 814/2007 of VADAKKEKKARA POLICE STATION ............................... PETITIONER: DEFACTO COMPLAINANT: ------------------------------------------- SUBHA, AGED 54 YEARS, W/O.LATE BOSE, THANIPPULLY HOUSE, MALIANKARA, MOOTHAKUNNAM, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.S.RAJEEV RESPONDENTS: STATE: -------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM (CRIME NO. 814 OF 2007 OF VADAKKEKARA POLICE STATION) 2. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE (LAW & ORDER), POLICE HEADQUARTERS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI. K.S. SIVAKUMAR, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR , J. ========================== CRL.M.C. No. 760 of 2008 ========================== Dated this the 24th day of March, 2008. O R D E R The petitioner, who is the de facto complainant in crime No. 814 of 2007 of Vadakkekkara Police Station registered for an offence punishable under Section 420 IPC, seeks a direction to entrust the investigation with a senior police officer and to direct the filing of the final report expeditiously as contemplated under Section 173(1) Cr.P.C. 2. The learned Public Prosecutor, on instructions, submitted that the police have already filed a refer report before the Judicial First Class Magistrate, North Paravur and notice has already been given to the petitioner. If a refer report has already been filed before the court and in case the petitioner is aggrieved by the same, his remedy is to file a protest complaint before the Magistrate under Section 190 r/w Section 200 Cr.P.C. Reserving the said right of the petitioner, this Crl.M.C is closed. V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. rv