IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 9TH JANUARY 2008 / 19TH POUSHA 1929 WP(C).No. 35906 of 2007(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: ------------ 1. SATHI RADHAKRISHNAN, AGED 60 YEARS, W/O.LATE RADHAKRISHNAN, THAZHVARAM, KUREEKKAD P.O., ERNAKULAM. 2. RAKHI, AGED 25 YEARS, D/O.LATE RADHAKRISHNAN, THAZHVARAM, KUREEKKAD P.O., ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.R.VINOD SMT.M.S.LETHA RESPONDENT : ------------- THE S.I. OF POLICE, ERNAKULAM SOUTH POLICE STATION, ERNAKULAM. BY G.P.SRI. SALIM P.A THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K. BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & P.N. RAVINDRAN, JJ. --------------------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C).NO.35906 OF 2007- Y -------------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 9th day of January, 2008. JUDGMENT Balakrishnan Nair, J: The petitioners are mother and daughter. They have approached this Court feeling aggrieved by the frequent and unscheduled visit of the police under the leadership of the respondent police officer to their residential building. They say, they are being unnecessarily harassed by the police by making searches in their house at odd hours of the night. Therefore, this writ petition is filed seeking a writ of mandamus to the respondent not to harass them. 2. The respondent has filed a statement, in which it is submitted that the 1st petitioner's son, brother of the 2nd petitioner, Mr. Rajesh, who is known as Puttu Rajesh, is a notorious criminal involved in several. In that statement, details of the crimes registered against him or in which he is suspected to be involved are given. They come to about 13 cases. So, in order to arrest Mr. Rajesh, the police is coming to the residence of the WPC.NO.35906/07 . 2 petitioners, it is submitted. Reliable information is received that he is frequently visiting the petitioners. 3. The 2nd petitioner has filed a reply affidavit in answer to the statement by the respondent. According to her, in many of the crimes in which her brother is stated to be an accused, he is not actually an accused. The statements of the respondent are not fully correct, it is pointed out. Even if the brother of the 2nd petitioner is involved in only one crime, the police can search for him and arrest him. Such action of the police cannot be descried as harassment. But, since two ladies alone are residing in the house, the respondent shall ensure that search of the house for Mr. Rajesh is done in accordance with law. We record the submission of the learned Government Pleader that the police have no intention to harass the petitioners. Recording this submission, the writ petition is closed. K. BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, JUDGE. P.N. RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. cl WPC.NO.35906/07 . 3 WPC.NO.35906/07 . 4