IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 10TH JUNE 2010 / 20TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 33116 of 2009(Q) -------------------------- CRIME NO.389/2009 OF POOJAPPURA POLICE STATION PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ MEERA MISTRY, D/O. SARASWATHY, RADHAIPUR, BARASHAD POLICE STATION, BENGAL CHEMICAL-1, FORGUNA DISTRICT, KOLKATHA, WEST BENGAL. BY ADV. SRI.C.UNNIKRISHNAN (KOLLAM) SRI.A.R.ARSHAD KHAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE SUB-INSPECTOR OF POLICE (CRIME), POOJAPPURA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.S.U.NAZAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. ................................. W.P.(c).No.33116 of 2009 .................................... Dated: 10.06.2010 JUDGMENT In this writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner seeks to quash Ext.P1 FIR in Crime No.389/2009 of Poojappura Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 8(a) and (b) of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956. Various grounds including the want of competence of the Sub Inspector of Police are raised in support of the above prayer. 2. The learned Government Pleader would submit that the Sub Inspector of Police was acting on the written authorisation of the C.I.of Police who is an empowered officer. 3. It is too early for this Court to consider the contentions raised by the petitioner since the case is still under investigation. If the Police, after completion of the investigation, file a final report, charge sheeting the petitioner and in case grounds exist to assail the charge sheet the petitioner can assail the same in appropriate proceedings. Reserving the above right of the petitioner this writ petition is disposed of. Dated this the 10th day of June, 2010. V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE sj