IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE M.C.HARI RANI TUESDAY, THE 2ND NOVEMBER 2010 / 11TH KARTHIKA 1932 WP(C).No. 32963 of 2010(U) --------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- K.PRABHAKARAN ,AGED 61 YEARS S/O.KUNJURAMAN, SWASRAYA, K./981,CHULLIKKAL, KOCHI -2 BY ADV. SRI.K.V.SABU RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- 1. V.H.MUHAMMED RAFEEQUE , ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, LAW & ORDER MATTANCHERY ,KOCHI-2 2. K.LALJI, C.I.OF POLICE MATTANCHERY ,KOCHI-2 3. SURESH ,S.I.OF POLICE,MATTANCHERY. 4. P.V.PRATHAPAN, S/O.VISWANATHAN, AGED 60 YEARS, MANAGING TRUSTEE, SREE NARAYANA GURU SWAMI TRUST,PANAYAPPILLY. 5. V.J.HAISINTH, S/O.JESINTH, VELASSERY HOUSE, CC 15/247,MOOLAKUZHI,KOCHI. 6. DGP OF POLICE , LAW & ORDER, POLICE HEAD QUARTERS THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. R1,TO R3,R6 BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.ALEX M. THOMBRA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/11/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs/ K.M.JOSEPH & M.C.HARI RANI, JJ. * * * * * * * * * * * * * W.P.C.No.32963 of 2010 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 2nd day of November 2010 J U D G M E N T K.M.JOSEPH,J The petitioner has approached this Court complaining about harassment by respondents 1 to 3 police officers and for issue of a direction directing the 6th respondent to conduct a detailed enquiry. 2. When the matter came up before us, the learned Government Pleader, on instructions, submits that on a complaint filed by the 4th respondent before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, the police has registered a crime against the petitioner at the Thoppumpady police station as Crime No.1796/2010 under Sections 383, 384, 415, 463, 499 and 503 of the Indian Penal Code. In such circumstances, we dispose of the writ petition as follows: 3. It will be open to the investigating officer to investigate the crime, in accordance with law. We record the submission of the learned Government Pleader that there will be no harassment to the petitioner. We also leave it open to the W.P.C.No.32963 of 2010 2 petitioner to take steps against the registration of the crime against him before the appropriate court. (K.M.JOSEPH, JUDGE) (M.C.HARI RANI, JUDGE) jsr // True Copy// PA to Judge W.P.C.No.32963 of 2010 3 W.P.C.No.32963 of 2010 4 K.M.JOSEPH & M.C.HARI RANI, JJ. .No. of 200 ORDER/JUDGMENT 30/082010