IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE B.P.RAY MONDAY, THE 18TH JULY 2011 / 27TH ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 18408 of 2011(A) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- BABY JOSE, AGED 42 YEARS, S/O.THE LATE P.V.JOSEPH, RESIDING AT LIVRA, 32-LINK VALLEY, KUSUMAGIRI POST, KAKKANAD, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT-683 031. BY ADVS. SRI.C.S.MANU, SRI.S.K.PREMRAJ. RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, DEPARTMENT OF HOME, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 3. DISTRICT POLICE CHIEF, KOCHI, ERNAKULAM-682 018. 4. SUB-INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PALARIVATTOM POLICE STATION, PALARIVATTOM, ERNAKULAM-682 025. 5. SUB-INSPECTOR OF POLICE, EAST POLICE STATION, THRISSUR-680 001. 6. THE ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, CB CID, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. R1 TO R6 BY ADDL.ADVOCATE GENERAL SRI. K.A. JALEEL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.18408/2011 A APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE PRIVATE COMPLAINT REGISTERED AS CRL.M.P.NO.1207 OF 2011 ON THE FILES OF THE JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE'S COURT I, ERNAKULAM. P2: COPY OF THE SAID PETITION DTD. 16/06/2011 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER IN CRL.M.P.NO.1207 OF 2011 BEFORE THE JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE'S COURT I, ERNAKULAM. P3: COPY OF THE SAID PETITION DTD. 20/06/2011 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: N I L /TRUE COPY/ P.S.TO JUDGE Kss B.P. Ray, J. ==================================== W.P.(C)No.18408/2011 ==================================== Dated this the 18th day of July, 2011. JUDGMENT Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Advocate General. 2. Petitioner is the defacto complainant in Crl.M.P.No.1207/2011 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class-I, Ernakulam for offences punishable under Section 120B and 420 I.P.C. read with Section 4 of the Prize Chits and Money Circulation Schemes (Banning) Act, 1978. The prayer in the writ petition is to direct the fifth respondent, the Sub Inspector of Police, East Police Station, Thrissur to return the files in F.I.R.No.1175/2011 of the Palarivattom Police Station to the fourth respondent. Learned Additional Advocate General, on instructions, submits that such type of cases have been transferred to State Crime Branch and the State Crime Branch is investigating the cases. Let this case shall also be W.P.(C)No.18408/2011 -:2:- investigated by the State Crime Branch and file final report at an early date. A copy of this brief shall also be forwarded to the State Crime Branch at the cost of the petitioner. Writ petition is disposed of as above. B.P. Ray, Judge. sl.