IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.BHAVADASAN TUESDAY, THE 4TH AUGUST 2009 / 13TH SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 19063 of 2009(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- VINCENT RAJU, S/O.RAJU, AGED 24, PARAYARUKUZHIYIL HOUSE, POOTHRIKKA P.O., KUNNATHUNADU TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.R.ARUN RAJ SRI.N.R.RAJESH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, MULANTHURUTHY POLICE STATION, MULANTHURUTY, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 2. DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, MUVATTUPUZHA. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.P.A.SALIM. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R.RAMAN & P.BHAVADASAN, JJ. ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.19063 of 2009 ------------------------------- Dated this the 4th August, 2009 J U D G M E N T Raman, J. The petitioner alleges police harassment. He is a member of Scheduled Caste community and he is a lorry driver by profession. He happened to be in love with one one Danis Daniel and it is alleged that coming to know of the same, the family members of Danis Daniel influencing the first respondent and the policemen under him to severe the relationship. Earlier, the first respondent summoned the petitioner to the police station and is said to have brutally man handled him and charged the offence under Section 290 of Indian Penal Code. Hence, this writ petition seeking appropriate reliefs. 2. The learned Government Pleader appearing on behalf of the State would submit that the petitioner was called to the police station based on a complaint made by the mother of W.P.(C) No.19063/2009 2 Danis Daniel, a case was also charged for a petty offence and nothing else was happened. It is further stated that the alleged assault is said to have happened six months prior to the filing of the writ petition. If the allegation as stated by the petitioner is true, it is an offence punishable under the Indian Penal Code. Therefore, the petitioner may move a private complaint before the criminal court, which is the appropriate remedy available to him under the law. The writ petition is closed with the above observations. P.R.RAMAN, JUDGE P.BHAVADASAN , JUDGE. nj.