IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.Q.BARKATH ALI THURSDAY, THE 14TH JANUARY 2010 / 24TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 333 of 2010(N) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- MANOHARAN K.V., AGED 44 YEARS, KULATHINKAROTH MELETHIL HOUSE, AREEKARA P.O., MULAKUZHA, CHENGANNORE, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.RAFFEEKH.K SRI.O.C.LAIJU RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CHENGANNORE POLICE STATION, CHENGANNORE, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 3. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CHENGANNORE, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.P.N.SUKUMARAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.M.JOSEPH & P.Q.BARKATH ALI, JJ. ------------------------------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.333 of 2010-N ---------------------------------------------- Dated, this the 14th day of January, 2010 J U D G M E N T K.M.Joseph, J. The prayer in this writ petition is to issue a writ of prohibition or any other appropriate writ, order or direction to the 2nd respondent not to harass the petitioner. The case of the petitioner is that petitioner's son aged 13 years is missing from 10.8.2009 onwards. He had filed a complaint before the Chengannore Police. It is stated that petitioner's wife who is working as a Nurse at Delhi has filed W.P.(Crl) No.393/2009 and that a statement has been filed by the police in the said writ petition. It is stated that petitioner was called to the police station on several times and he was questioned regarding the missing of the child. It is stated that petitioner submitted all the information with him. It is further stated that the police is harassing the petitioner alleging wrong and foisted charges. It is stated that the petitioner is always making every attempt to trace out the missing child. W.P.(C) No.333 of 2010 -2- 2. We heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader. Learned Government Pleader would submit that the allegation that police is harassing the petitioner is not correct. On the contrary, there is a warrant pending against the petitioner in connection with Sessions Case No.663/2006. Further, it is submitted that investigation is going on in Crime No.239/2003 under Section 420 of IPC. It is also stated that there is a petition received from the mother of the petitioner stating that the petitioner is harassing her. It is submitted that there is no harassment by the police and all that is done is in accordance with law for the purpose of investigation and otherwise for executing the warrant. We record this submission of the learned Government Pleader and close the writ petition. Sd/= (K.M.JOSEPH) JUDGE. Sd/= (P.Q.BARKATH ALI) JUDGE. MS