IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.B.KOSHY & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 27TH FEBRUARY 2007 / 8TH PHALGUNA 1928 WP(C).No. 5611 of 2007(R) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ CHANDY MATHEW, ARUVIKAL HOUSE, MAKKAPUZHA P.O., MANDAMARUTHY, RANNY-689676. BY ADV. SRI.K.RAVEENDRAN SRI.ANIL KUMAR M.SIVARAMAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. BINU, THE DIVISIONAL MANAGER, SREE RAM TRANSPORT FINANCE COMPANY LTD., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. ABHILASH MATHEW, MANAGER, SREE RAM TRANSPORT FINANCE COMPANY LTD., PATHANAMTHITTA. 3. PRADEEP, THE REGIONAL MANAGER, SREE RAM TRANSPORT FINANCE COMPANY LTD., REGIONAL OFFICE, ERNAKULAM. 4. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PATHANAMTHITTA. 5. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, RANNY POLICE STATION, RANNY. 6. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, PATHANAMTHITTA. BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.P.A.SALIM THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/02/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: J.B.KOSHY & T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JJ. ------------------------------- W.P.(C).NO.5611 OF 2007 (R) ----------------------------------- Dated this the 27th day of February, 2007 J U D G M E N T KOSHY,J. This is a petition alleging police harassment. It is the case of the petitioner that he had purchased a vehicle on hire purchase loan and he is willing to pay it in instalments. But petitioner is unnecessarily harassed by the Police. Govt.Pleader on instructions submitted that no crime is registered against the petitioner. If no crime is registered, petitioner shall not be harassed and he shall not be called to the police station unnecessarily or compel him to sign any document or handing over of the vehicle because of the money power of the financiers. It is for the financial institution to repossess the vehicle if there are default by due process of law. With the above observations this writ petition is disposed of. J.B.KOSHY, JUDGE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE prp J.B.KOSHY & K.P.BALACHANDRAN, JJ. -------------------------------------------------------- O.P.NO. OF 2006 () --------------------------------------------------------- J U D G M E N T --------------------------------------------------------- 1th January, 2007