IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 1ST JULY 2010 / 10TH ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 19965 of 2010(Q) ----------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------- SAMEER, S/O. IBRAHIMKUTTY, KUTHIRAKULANGARA VEETTIL, VATTAYAL WARD, ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.B.PRAMOD RESPONDENT(S): ------------ 1. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, POLICE HEADQUARTERS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ALAPPUZHA. 3. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ALAPPUZHA SOUTH POLICE STATION. 4. MUHAMMED RAFEEK, PROPRIETOR, SILVER STAR CABLE CORPORATION, COLLECTORATE JN., ALAPPUZHA, RESIDING AT S.S.PALACE, PALACE WARD, BALABHAVAN ROAD, ALAPPUZHA. 5. SHAHANAZ T.A., 'SAOOD', WEST OF THIRUVAMBADY JUNCTION, ALAPPUZHA. 6. VAHEEDA KABEER, HOUSE NO.XXV/565, SOUTH OF VELLAKINAR JUNCTION, ALAPPUZHA. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. C.S. HRITHICK THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * W.P. ( C) NO. 19965 of 2010 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dated: 1st day of July, 2010 JUDGMENT Petitioner who is one of the alleged victims of cheating by respondents 4 to 6 and whose statement under Sec. 161 Cr.P.C. was recorded during the investigation of Crime No. 50 of 2009 of Alappuzha south Police Station , seeks a transfer of the investigation of the above case to the Crime Branch Wing of the Kerala Police. According to the petitioner, the 4th respondent who was the proprietor of a concern doing Cable T.V. business collected more than four crores of rupees promising share of the business profit and later on respondents 5 and 6 who were sisters of the 4th respondent floated a company which existed only on paper and the said company purportedly purchased the concern of the 4th respondent and subsequently a Mumbai based Company purchased 51% shares of the Company and the 4th W.P. ( C) NO. 19965 of 2010 -:2- respondent secured 49% of the shares of the Company. I need not go into the merits of the allegations in the Writ Petition since going by the Circular No. 54 of 2009 dated 23-12-2009 issued by the Police Headquarters, Thiruvananthapuram, cases of cheating or fraud by private financial institutions involving more than two crores are to be investigated by the concerned Superintendents of Police, CBCID without prior reference to Police Headquarters under intimation to ADGP (Crimes) and Police Headquarters. Accordingly, the investigation of Crime No. 50 of 2009 of Alappuzha South Police Station is transferred to the CBCID. The 2nd respondent shall transfer the investigation files to the concerned Detective Inspector of CBCID. This Writ Petition is allowed as above. V. RAMKUMAR, (JUDGE) ani. W.P. ( C) NO. 19965 of 2010 -:2-