IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE B.P.RAY THURSDAY, THE 21ST JULY 2011 / 30TH ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 18296 of 2011(J) --------------------------------------- FIR NO.276/2010 OF KARUVARAKUNDU POLICE STATION, MALAPPURAM. ....... PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- ABDUL RASHEED, AGED 50 YEARS, S/O.ABOOBACKER KUNJU, GREEN VILLA, NEELIKULAM, K.S.PURAM P.O., KARUNAGAPPILLY, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.A.MOHAMMED SRI.K.I.SAGEER RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KARUVARAKUNDU POLICE STATION, KARUVARAKUNDU, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 2. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, MALAPPURAM. 3. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, POLICE HEAD QUARTERS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.I.V.PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss W.P.(C) NO.18296/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS P1:- COPY OF THE PRIVATE COMPLAINT BEFORE THE JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE COURT, MANJERI FILED BY THE PETITIONER. P2:-COP FIR IN CRIME NO.276/2010 OF KARUVARAKUNDU POLICE STATION. P3:- COPY OF THE FIR IN CRIME NO.17/2011 OF KARUVARAKUNDU POLICE STATION. P4:- COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DT.D 20.3.2011 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS NIL:- TRUE COPY P.A. TO JUDGE tss B.P.RAY, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No.18296 OF 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 21st day of July, 2011 JUDGMENT Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor. 2. Petitioner is aggrieved by the inaction on the part of the first respondent/Sub Inspector of Police, Karuvarakundu Police Station, in not investigating two crimes registered under Sections 120, 405, 406, 422, 425 and 420 read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code. Petitioner prays for a direction to respondents 3 and 4 to handover investigation of FIR Nos.276/2010 and 17/2011 of Karuvarakundu Police Station to Crime Branch or a team of higher police officials and direct them to conduct proper investigation to recover the huge amount from the accused and complete the same within the time period fixed by this Honourable Court. 3. Learned Public Prosecutor, on instructions, submits that the accused has been arrested and the investigation is in progress. 4. Considering the above facts and circumstances of the case, I direct the second respondent/Superintendent of Police, Malappuram District, to appoint a supervising officer, not below the rank of Dy.S.P., to supervise the case. The investigating officer shall complete the investigation as expeditiously as possible and file the report before concerned Magistrate at an early date. Writ petition is disposed of as above. B.P.RAY, JUDGE jes