IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.BHAVADASAN THURSDAY, THE 23RD JULY 2009 / 1ST SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 20250 of 2009(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- FIJI MENILAKATH KOCHUMOHAMMED, AGED 34, S/O.KOCHUMOHAMMED, MANILAKATH HOUSE, PUTHAN THODE, THALIKULAM, THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.K.I.SAGEER IBRAHIM. RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, VALAPPAD P.O., THRISSUR DISTRICT. 2. DR.ABDUL HAFEEL AMBALATH MOHINUDHEEN, AMBALATH VEEDU, PADOOR P.O., THRISSUR. GOVT. PLEADER SRI. P.A. SALIM. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R. RAMAN & P. BHAVADASAN, JJ. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P.(C) NO. 20250 OF 2009 = = = = = = = = = = = = = DATED THIS, THE 23RD DAY OF JULY, 2009. J U D G M E N T Raman, J. Petitioner alleges police harassment and seeks for appropriate direction to the first respondent not to harass him in connection with the complaint filed by the second respondent and to part with the money due to him. 2. Harassment ordinarily mean annoying, pestering etc. However, whether there is any harassment meted out to a person will depend on the facts and circumstances of the case. In a case where a complaint is received by the police and the police is inquiring into the complaint and for that purpose, the presence of the petitioner is required, it cannot be said that there is any harassment. If the complaint is baseless, certainly petitioner can seek appropriate remedy to quash the same in appropriate proceedings. But at this stage, we cannot say as to whether the complaint is true, whether it involves any offence etc. 3. The learned Government Pleader, on instruction, submits that the petitioner has issued a cheque for 13 and odd lakhs, but not honoured. But the petitioner would submit that whatever amount due to WP(C) 20250/2009 2 the party respondent has been completely paid off. It is open to the petitioner to convince the police authorities about these facts and if they are convinced of the same, we are sure that he will not be implicated in any criminal case. In such circumstances, without prejudice to the right of the petitioner as stated above, this writ petition is dismissed. P.R. RAMAN, JUDGE P. BHAVADASAN, JUDGE. KNC/-