IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 1ST FEBRUARY 2008 / 12TH MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 28952 of 2007(V) -------------------------- CC.296/2005 of J.M.F.C.-II,PERINTHALMANNA .................... PETITIONER: ------------ MARAKKAR,S/O.MOIDUNNI, KILIYATH,CHEMBRASSERI, MALAPPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.DILIP MOHAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PERINTHALMANNA. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PANDIKKAD POLICE STATION. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.K.S. SIVAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.C. NO. 28952 OF 2007 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXTS: EXT.P1: A TRUE COPY OF THE FIR IN CRIME NO. 143 OF 2004 OF PANDIKKAD POLICE EXT.P2: A TRUE COPY OF THE POSTMORTEM CERTIFICATE ISSUED FROM THE M.C. HOSPITAL, KOZHIKODE V. RAMKUMAR, J. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * W.P.(C) NO. 28952 of 2007 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dated: 01-02-2008 JUDGMENT In this Writ Petition filed under Art. 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner who is the de facto complainant in Crime No. 143 of 2004 of Pandikkad Police Station originally registered under caption “unnatural death” under Sec. 174 Cr.P.C. and subsequently altered into one punishable under Sec. 498 A I.P.C. seeks a direction to conduct a fair and proper investigation into the above crime preferably after constituting a special investigation team. 2. According to the petitioner who is aged 72 years, his daughter by name Sulfith died by consuming poison from the matrimonial home on 6-12-2004 on account of the harassment by her husband. This Court had made an observation at the interlocutory stage as to why at least Sec. 306 I.P.C. has not been incorporated during investigation, if not an offence punishable under Section 304 B for want of allegation. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Perinthalmanna has filed a statement in which it has been stated that an offence punishable W.P.(C) NO. 28952 of 2007 -:2:- under Sec. 306 I.P.C. was subsequently added and that further investigation is being conducted under Section 173 (8) Cr.P.C. If, so, there does not appear to be any valid reason to suspect that the further investigation is not conducted on proper lines. The officer-in-charge of the further investigation shall complete the investigation and file a supplementary report without any delay, and at any rate, within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. This Writ Petition is disposed of as above. V. RAMKUMAR, (JUDGE) ani.