IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 11TH MAY 2010 / 21ST VAISAKHA 1932 WP(C).No. 14723 of 2010(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. R.VENU, AGED 29 YEARS, CHAITHANYA, MUZHANGU VILLAI, PALUKAL.P.O., KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT. 2. DARSANA S TAMPI, AGED 26 YEARS, W/O. R.VENU CHAITHANYA, MUZHANGU VILLAI, PALUKAL.P.O., KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.B.PRAJITH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, TRIVANDRUM. 3. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, THAMPANOOR POLICE STATION, TRIVANDRUM. 4. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, FORT DIVISION, TRIVANDRUM. 5. K.DEVARAJAN, DEVALAYAM, KUNNUMPURA GARDENS, VATTAPPARA POST, TRIVANDRUM-28. R1 TO R4 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.T.K.VIPINDAS THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/05/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON & C.T.RAVIKUMAR, JJ. ------------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.14723 OF 2010 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 11th day of May, 2010 JUDGMENT C.T.Ravikumar,J. 1.The petitioners are husband and wife. They got married on 27.4.2010. Earlier, the 5th respondent, the father of the second petitioner, lodged a complaint before the third respondent and pursuant to the same Crime No.326/10 has been registered for man missing at Thampanur police station. The contention of the petitioners is that on their marriage, they are living happily as husband and wife and now, respondents 2 to 4 are harassing them at the instance of the 5th respondent. The petitioners submit that they are prepared to appear before the concerned Magistrate Court on 18.5.2010 in connection with the above crime. However, they seek police protection for such appearance. WPC.14723/10 2 2.Learned Government Pleader submits that there is no harassment at all from the part of respondents 2 to 4 and in fact, their attempt is only to produce the petitioners before the competent Magistrate Court since a crime has been registered on the complaint lodged by the second respondent for man missing. In the aforesaid circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with direction to the third respondent to afford adequate protection to the petitioners so as to enable them to appear before the concerned Magistrate Court on 18.5.2010 and to enable the third respondent to comply with the direction, the petitioners shall give prior intimation to the third respondent with regard to the time. Sd/- P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON Judge. Sd/- C.T.RAVIKUMAR Judge. kkb.11/05.