IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 22ND SEPTEMBER 2011 / 31ST BHADRA 1933 WP(C).No. 22687 of 2011(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. K.G. AJITH, S/O. VATTAMAL RAVEENDRAN, AGED 22 YEARS, KUZHIPARAMBIL HOUSE, MALAVAYAL, THOMARIMALA.P.O, SULTHAN BATHERY. 2. GEETHA, W/O.RAVEENDRAN, SARADA KRIPA ILLOM, DOOR NO.2/961/D3, MAHALAKSHMI NAGAR, 9TH STREET, PALLADAM, THIRUPPUR DISTRICT, TAMIL NADU, NOW RESIDING AT KUZHIPARAMBIL HOUSE, MALAVAYAL, THOMARIMALA.P.O, SULTHAN BATHERY. BY ADV. SRI.SUNNY MATHEW RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE WILD LIFE WARDEN, OFFICE OF THE WILD LIFE WARDEN SULTHAN BATHERY. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BENNY VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/09/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` W.P.(C) No. 22687 of 2011 I ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 22nd day of September, 2011 J U D G M E N T ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ First petitioner is the son and the 2nd petitioner is the wife of one Vattamala Raveendran. 2. According to the petitioners, the aforesaid Raveendran has abandoned them about seven years ago and his whereabouts are unknown to them. It is stated that the said Raveendran is the first accused in O.R.No.3/2008 of the Sulthan Bathery Range Office and that apparently as part of investigation, petitioners are being frequently summoned to the office of the first respondent, as a result, the 1st petitioner, who is the student of a catering college, is unable to continue his studies and the 2nd petitioner is unable to live in peace. It is with this allegation, this writ petition has been filed, seeking a direction to the respondents not to harass the petitioners or to search their W.P.(C) No.22687/2011 : 2 : residential premises. 3. Learned Government Pleader has obtained instructions in the matter. According to the learned Government Pleader, though the aforesaid Raveendran is an accused as stated above, to know the whereabouts of the accused, they have phoned up the petitioners on two occasions. Learned Government Pleader specifically denied the allegation that the petitioners are frequently summoned to the office of the first respondent. It is also stated that the first respondent, being the investigating officer, wants the presence of the petitioners to record their statement. 4. Although the right of the first respondent to continue the investigation into O.R.No.3/2008 cannot be interfered with, at the same time, so long as the respondents have no case that the petitioners are in any manner involved in the case, they cannot be harassed for the reason that Raveendran is an accused or that he is absconding. 5. Therefore, taking note of the submissions made by W.P.(C) No.22687/2011 : 3 : both sides, I dispose of this writ petition with the following directions:- As agreed by both sides, the petitioners will report at the office of the first respondent on 01.10.2011 between 10 AM and 11 AM, when it will be open to the first respondent to question the petitioners and record their statement. Once the said process is completed, petitioners shall not be harassed or disturbed as part of the investigation into O.R.No.3/2008. Sd/- (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) aks/22/09 // True Copy // P.A. To Judge