IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS FRIDAY, THE 19TH MARCH 2010 / 28TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 6200 of 2010(Y) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- LEELA, W/O.BENNY ,PALPATHOTTATHIL HOUSE KODIYATHUMALA DESOM, ALUVA. BY ADV. SRI.M.SHAJU PURUSHOTHAMAN SRI.K.S.RAJESH RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE (RURAL) ALUVA. 3. THE S.I.OF POLICE, POLICE STATION ALUVA. 4. HARIS, S/O.ABDUL KAREEM, KODOPPILLY HOUSE, PALAKKAMUGAL, NEAR HMT STORE, KALAMASSERY. R1 TO R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.T.K.VIPINDAS. R4 BY ADV. SRI.A.BALAGOPALAN SRI.A.RAJAGOPALAN SRI.SOJO J.KALLIDUKIL SRI.IMTHIYAZ AHAMED THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 19/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC 6200/2010 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1.TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATON SENT TO THE 3RD RESPNDENT DATED 17.2.2010. EXT.P2.TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT FILED BEFORE THE 2ND RESPNDENT DATED 23.2.2010. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: EXT.R4A. TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT ACKNOWLEDGENT ISSUED BY ALUVA POLICE DATED 14.2.2010. EXT.R4B.TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT ACKNOWLEDGENT ISSUED BY ALUVA POLICE DATED 19.2.2010. EXT.R4C. COPY OF THE UNDERTAKING GIVEN BY THE PETITIONER. K.M.JOSEPH & M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS, JJ. ------------------------------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.6200 of 2010-Y ---------------------------------------------- Dated, this the 19th day of March, 2010 J U D G M E N T K.M.Joseph, J. Petitioner prays police protection. 2. We heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the party respondent and also the learned Government Pleader. 3. A counter affidavit is filed by the 4th respondent to which the petitioner filed reply affidavit. 4. Learned counsel for the 4th respondent submits that the 4th respondent has no intention to threaten or cause any danger to the life of the petitioner. We record the above submission and without going into the allegations raised by the parties we dispose of the writ petition directing respondents 2 and 3 to provide adequate and effective police protection to the life of the petitioner against any threat by the 4th respondent and his men. We make it clear that this judgment will not stand in the way of the police registering WPC 6200/2010 -2- any crime against the petitioner and investigating the same in accordance with law. (K.M.JOSEPH) JUDGE. (M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS) JUDGE. MS