IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN FRIDAY, THE 24TH OCTOBER 2008 / 2ND KARTHIKA 1930 WP(Crl.).No. 128 of 2008(S) --------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- OMANA, AGED 50 YEARS, D/O. CHELLAMMA, PLANKALA PUTHEN VEEDU, VALIYOODU, OOTTASEKHARAMANGALAM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 25 BY ADV. SRI.M.R.SARIN PANICKER ADV. SHRI .M.R.SASITH PANICKER RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, POLICE HEAD QUARTERS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KATTAKADA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KATTAKADA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. *ADDL. RESPONDENT NOS. 5 TO 7: 5. BIJU, BIJU BHAVAN, KATTAYIKODU P.O., PERUMKULAM VILLAGE, NEDUMANGADU TALUK, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 6. YESUDASAN, BIJU BHAVAN, KATTAYIKODU P.O., PERUMKULAM VILLAGE, NEDUMANGADU TALUK, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. WP(Crl.).No. 128 of 2008(S) 7. ANIL KUMAR ALIAS JOY, ANIL BHAVAN, NADUKANI, KATTAYIKODU P.O., KATTAKADA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. (* ADDL. RESPONDENT NOS. 5 TO 7 ARE IMPLEADED AS PER THE ORDER DATED 24.10.2008 ON I.A.No. 5546 OF 2008.) R1 TO R4 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER ADV. SHRI SHYSAN P. MANGUZHA. R5 AND R6 BY ADV. SHRI G. SUDHEER. R7 BY ADV. SHRI R.T. PRADEEP. THIS WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 24/10/2008 ALONG WITH W.P.(CRL.)NO. 133 OF 2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH & K.T. SANKARAN, JJ. .......................................................... W.P.(Crl. ) Nos. 128 & 133 OF 2008 ........................................................... Dated this the 24th October, 2008 J U D G M E N T Kurian Joseph, J: These Writ Petitions are filed for a writ of Habeas Corpus. The former is at the instance of the mother of the missing person, Sheela Kumari and the latter by the husband. Sheela Kumari was missing ever since 16.02.2008. She has one child in Biju, the petitioner in W.P.(Crl.)No. 133 of 2008. 2. On going through the records of the investigation so far conducted and after having heard the learned counsel for the petitioners that the investigation may be entrusted to the C.B.C.I.D., there will be a direction to the Director General of Police to entrust the investigation in respect of the woman missing case registered in the Kattakkada Police Station as Crime No. 73 of 2008 to C.B.C.I.D. It shall be done within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment. The C.B.C.I.D. will complete the investigation expeditiously. If further orders are required it will be open to the petitioners to move the Judicial Magistrate having W.P.(Crl. ) Nos. 128 & 133 OF 2008 2 competent jurisdiction for supervising the investigation. The Writ Petitions are disposed of as above. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. K.T. SANKARAN, JUDGE. lk