IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN THURSDAY, THE 14TH JULY 2011 / 23RD ASHADHA 1933 WP(Crl.).No. 153 of 2011(S) --------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, S/O.VASUPILLA, AGED 40 YEARS, ELLUVILA VEEDU, MAVARTHALA KONAM, CHENTHI, MEDICAL COLLEGE P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADVS. SRI.S.RAJEEV SRI.K.K.DHEERENDRAKRISHNAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO THE HOME DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 2. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, POLICE HEAD QUARTERS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 3. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE (RURAL), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 4. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, MALAYINKIL POLICE STATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695571. 5. SURESH, S/O.VAMA DEVAN, VAZHICHAL, KURISSADIMUKKU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695571. R1 TO R4 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.P.K.BABU THIS WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 14/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs W.P.(CRL). NO. 153 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE FIR IN CRIME NO.541/2010 OF MALAYINKIL POLICE STATION. P2: COPY OF CRIME MEMO. P3: COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DATED 18/12/2010. P4: COPY OF THE COMPLAINT SUBMITTED BEFORE SUTHARYA KERALAM. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE. svs THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ. ----------------------------------- W.P(Crl.).No.153 OF 2011 ------------------------------------ Dated this the 14th day of July, 2011 JUDGMENT Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan,J. Different statements are on record following earlier orders. As of now, the investigation has been taken over to be under the control of the District Police Chief, Trivandrum Rural. The matter relates to the alleged man missing of one Sindhu and her two children, Devika and Gopika. The petitioner is the husband of Sindhu. The investigation appears to be proceeding in the proper direction. We find that the officers are earnest in their attempt to trace out the missing persons. They also identified one Suresh kumar as a suspect. Notices issued by this Court by special messenger to the 5th respondent was served by affixture since the 5th respondent was not in station. With all this, we are inclined to think that the efforts taken by the police under the control of WPCR.153/11 2 the District Police Chief, Trivandrum Rural should be vigorously pursued and the investigation should be completed at the earliest. If the petitioner has any complaint about any laxity in the investigation, he may seek further intervention of the third respondent or he may move the jurisdictional Magistrate in terms of the law laid by the Apex Court in Sakiri Vasu v. State of U.P. [2007 (13) SCALE 693]. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge. Sd/- K.SURENDRA MOHAN, Judge. kkb.14/7.