IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE M.C.HARI RANI WEDNESDAY, THE 17TH DECEMBER 2008 / 26TH AGRAHAYANA 1930 WP(C).No. 34943 of 2008(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. K.P.VARGHESE S/O. LATE K.V. PETER, AGED 46 YEARS, WELGATE GARDENS KURUVANKONAM, KOWDIAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DEEP VARGHESE, W/O. K.P. VARGHESE, AGED 36 YEARS, WELGATE GARDENS, KURAVANKONAM,KOWDIAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, BY ADV. SRI.V.N.GOPALAKRISHNAN NAIR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANNTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, POLICE HEADQUARTERS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE COMMISSIONER (COMMERCIAL TAXES), SALE TAX DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF KERALA, PUBLIC OFFICE BUILDING, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SR.GOVT.PLEADER SHRI BENJAMIN PAUL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/12/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & M.C.HARI RANI, JJ. ----------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No. 34943 OF 2008 ----------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 17th DAY OF DECEMBER, 2008 J U D G M E N T Balakrishnan Nair, J. The petitioners who are husband and wife are engaged, inter alia, in the sale of video compact discs and digital video discs of various films. Alleging that they are involved in piracy of video CDs/DVDs, criminal prosecution has been launched against them. Feeling aggrieved by the various commissions and omissions from the part of the police, this Writ Petition was filed, seeking various reliefs against the police. But, at the time of final hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that without prejudice to the various contentions and various reliefs sought, he is mainly pressing the relief against harassment meted out by the police. 2. The 2nd respondent has filed a statement in this Writ Petition, in which it is submitted that the police are not harassing the petitioners and they have no intention to do so. They will proceed against the petitioners only in accordance with law. The W.P.(C)No.34943/08 -2- above submission made by the police is recorded and the Writ Petition is disposed of. K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, JUDGE. M.C.HARI RANI, JUDGE. dsn