IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN THURSDAY, THE 25TH FEBRUARY 2010 / 6TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(Crl.).No. 43 of 2010(S) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- MANOJKUMAR T.S., S/O.SOMASUNDARAN NAIR, AGED 34 YEARS, 'SOPANAM' HOUSE, VAZHIKULANGARA, NORTH PARAVUR PO. ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN-683 513. BY ADVS.MR.T.S.RAJAN MR.V.K.DINESHKUMAR MR.C.P.UDAYABHANU RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, HOME DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-1. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, COCHIN CITY, CITY POLICE COMMISSIONER OFFICE, ERNAKULAM, COCHIN-682 031. 3. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ERNAKULAM TOWN SOUTH POLICE STATION, ERNAKULAM, COCHIN-682015. 4. VISHNU, S/O.NOT KNOWN, AGED 29 YEARS, CHANDANATHARA HOUSE, NORTH PARAVUR, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN-683513. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT.M.K.PUSHPALATHA R4 BY ADVS. MR.JOHN S.RALPH, SMT.PREETHY KARUNAKARAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 25/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P(CRL) NO.43/2010 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS P1:- COPY OF THE COMPLAINT FILED BEFORE THE S.I. OF POLICE ERNAKULAM TOWN SOUTH POLICE STATION DTD. 23.1.2010. P2:- COPY OF THE FIR NO.118/10 OF ERNAKULAM TOWN SOUTH POLICE STATION DTD. 23.1.10. P3:- COPY OF THE APPLICATION FILED BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT DTD. 26.1.10. TRUE COPY P.A. TO JUDGE tss Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan & P.S.Gopinathan, JJ. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P(Crl.)No.43 of 2010-S = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 25th day of February, 2010. Judgment Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, J. The petitioner, who works abroad, found that his wife, a teacher in a school in Ernakulam, is missing when he came home being informed that she has some sickness in connection with pregnancy. He gave a first information statement. Recording that, FIR has been registered and the police is investigating. In terms of the earlier interim orders, the learned Government Pleader says that a special team has been constituted and investigation is going on. The petitioner has no case that his wife is in the custody of the respondents. We say this only to indicate that the State Police WPCR43/10 -: 2 :- having constituted a special team, all that is required at this point of time is that such investigation is vigorously proceeded with and carried to its logical end. Directing so, we order this writ petition preserving the rights of the petitioner to complain even about the investigation before the competent authorities, if he, at a later point of time, is aggrieved by any laxity in the matter. Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, Judge. P.S.Gopinathan, Judge. Sha/2502