IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 29TH SEPTEMBER 2009 / 7TH ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 25269 of 2009(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): 1 ---------------- GAJENDRAN, KBR GOLD TESTING AND FEFINERY, KOTTAYAM MUNICIPALITY, WARD NO.XIV/129,KOTTAYAM P.O., KOTTAYAM, PIN:686001. BY ADVS. SRI.M.V.THAMBAN SRI.R.REJI SMT.THARA THAMBAN SRI.B.BIPIN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KOTTAYAM,KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 2. GEORGE C.JOSEPH @ SHIBU, CHIRAN HOUSE, AYAMANAM P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 3. VETHALAM SHAJI,FATHER IN LAW OF GEORGE C.JOSEPH @ SHIBU,CHIRAN HOUSE, AYAMANAM P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRTI. T.K. VIPINDAS FOR R1 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/09/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH & C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JJ. --------------------------------------------- W.P. (C) NO. 25269 OF 2009 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 29th day of September, 2009 JUDGMENT Kurian Joseph, J. The petitioner approached this Court complaining of police harassment. It is seen from the statement filed by the first respondent that the case pertaining to which the petitioner is alleged to have been harassed by the police is Crime No.407 of 2007 of Kottayam East Police Station. The same has already been transferred to Haripad Police Station on 29.6.2009 and the thondi (gold ingot) seized from the petitioner was produced before the Judicial First Class Magistrate's Court I, Kottayam. It is also submitted that there is no harassment by the police. The above submission is recorded. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of making it clear that in case the petitioner still has any grievance with regard to the investigation which is being conducted by the police, to which the petitioner, being a law abiding person, should co-operate, it will be open to him to pursue the W.P.(C) NO. 25269/2009 2 matter before the Magistrate of competent jurisdiction. (KURIAN JOSEPH) JUDGE (C.T. RAVIKUMAR) JUDGE sp/ W.P.(C) NO. 25269/2009 3 KURIAN JOSEPH & C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JJ. W.P.(C)NO.25269/2009 JUDGMENT 29th September, 2009