IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.HARILAL WEDNESDAY, THE 9TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 18TH KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 22639 of 2010(D) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ UNNIKRISHNAN,S/O.NARAYANAN, THOZHUPARAMBIL HOUSE,NETHIRIMANGALAM AMSOM AND DESOM,THEKKUMMURI,OTTAPALAM TALUK,P.O.PATTAMBI, PIN-679 303. BY ADV. SRI.P.K.MOHANAN(PALAKKAD) RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PATTAMBI POLICE STATION,PATTAMBI,PIN-679 303. 2. DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PALAKKAD,PIN-678 001. 3. INSPECTOR OF POLICE,KUNIAMPUTHOOR POLICE STATION,COIMBATORE-4,TAMIL NADU. 4. DR.P.N.RAJAN,PH.D,INSPECTOR OF POLICE, COIMBATORE CITY-641 001,COIMBATORE,TAMIL NADU. 5. CITY POLICE COMMISSIONER,COIMBATORE, TAMIL NADU STATE-641 001. R1TO R3 R5 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.DHANESH MATHEW MANJOORAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 09/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.22639/2010 D APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE PAPER GIVEN TO THE PETITIONER BY THE THIRD RESPONDENT. P2: COPY OF THE PETITION SUBMITTED AT THE OFFICE OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT DTD. 18/07/2010. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: N I L /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE Kss PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & K. HARILAL, JJ. ------------------------ W.P.(C).No. 22639 OF 2010 ------------------------ Dated this the 9th day of November, 2011 JUDGMENT Pius C.Kuriakose, J. in this writ petition the petitioner, who is the proprietor of "Aradhana Jewellery", seeks direction against what is described as harassment by respondents police officers. On the basis of the instructions Sri.Dhanesh Mathew Manjooran learned senior Government Pleader submitted that accusations of police harassment are without basis. Police Officers from Kuniamputhore came over to Pattambi police station seeking assistance of Pattambi police for effecting recovery pursuant to confession statement of the accused in Crime No.274/2010 of the Kuniamputhore Police Station. The attendance of the petitioner was requested only in connection with the above recovery which was to be made by the Kuniamputhore police in terms of Section 27 of the Evidence Act. The action of the Pattambi police in assisting the Kuniamputhore police officers cannot be branded as harassment. The learned Government WPC.No.22639/2010 2 Pleader submitted that respondents 1 and 2 do not any longer require the attendance of the petitioner. We record all the submissions of the learned Government Pleader and dispose of this writ petition declining relief. PIUS C.KURIAKOSE,JUDGE K. HARILAL, JUDGE. dpk