IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR FRIDAY, THE 26TH JUNE 2009 / 5TH ASHADHA 1931 Crl.MC.No. 2072 of 2009 -------------------------------- (CRIME NO.967/2008 OF VALAPATTANAM POLICE STATION) PETITIONER/DEFACTO COMPLAINANT: ---------------------------------------------------------- BHASKARAN NAIR, S/O. KUNHIRAMAN NAIR, KOTTARATHUMPARA, AZHEEKODE DESOM, KANNUR. BY ADV. SRI.C.K.SREEJITH RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS & STATE: ---------------------------------------------------------- 1. THE SUB-INSPECTOR OF POLICE, VALAPATTANAM POLICE , KANNUR, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 3. I.V. PRABHAKARAN, S/O. BALAKRISHNAN NAMBIAR, MAVILAVEEDU, PUTHUPARA, AZHEEKODE, KANNUR. 4. K. RAMACHANDRAN, AGED 60 YEARS, S/O. C. RAMAN NAIR, CHANDROTH HOUSE, NEAR AZHEEKODE PETROL PUMP, AZHEEKODE, KANNUR. 5. K.P. RAJAN NAMBIAR, S/O. BALAN NAMBIAR, RAJBHAVAN, AZHEEKODE, KANNUR. 6. MUHAMMED SHAFFI, THAIKKADAPURAM, NEELESWARAM. 7. PREETHA M. KARTHIKA, VALAVIL CHELERI, KANNADIPARAMBU, KANNUR. R1 & R2 BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.GIKKU JACOB. THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/06/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: dkr M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR, J. ================== Crl.M.C. No. 2072 of 2009 ================== Dated this the 26th day of June, 2009. O R D E R This petition is filed under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure by the complainant in Crime No.967/2008 pending investigation by Valapattanam Police Station for a direction to expedite the investigation. Petitioner has to approach the Magistrate under Section 156(3) of Code of Criminal Procedure as held by the Apex Court in Sakiri Vasu v. State of U.P. (2008 (1) KLT 724) before approaching this court for a direction regarding investigation. With liberty to move the Magistrate under Section 156(3) of Code of Criminal Procedure, petition is dismissed. M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR JUDGE dkr -2-