IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.K.ABDUL REHIM WEDNESDAY, THE 28TH SEPTEMBER 2011 / 6TH ASWINA 1933 WP(C).No. 24679 of 2011(H) -------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------ DR.K.BABU, VADAKKEKARA KIZHAKKETHIL, PERUNAD P.O., KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.S.M.PREM SMT.K.P.SANTHI SRI.P.K.NIJOY RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 2. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KOLLAM-691001. 3. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ANCHALAMOODU POLICE STATION-691306. GOVT. PLEADER SRI.T.K.VIPINDAS THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 28/09/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 24679 of 2011(H) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXTS EXT.P1:- TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DT.05/09/11 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & C. K. ABDUL REHIM, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ W. P. C. No.24679 of 2011 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 28th day of September, 2011 JUDGMENT Pius C. Kuriakose, J This Writ Petition under Article 226 is instituted by the petitioner who is a Medical Practitioner stationed at Madhurai seeking directions against what he describes as harassment by the police. On the basis of instructions received pursuant to our order dated 19/09/11, Sri.T.K.Vipindas, the learned Senior Government Pleader submitted that the accusations of harassment are without any basis. The petitioner is accused in two long pending cases L.P.12/99 and L.P.220/99 on the files of the Judicial First Class Magistrate's Court, Sasthamcottah. On coming to know that the petitioner has come down to his home town the police went in search of the petitioner for apprehending him in the two cases. This cannot be branded as harassment. We are convinced that the action of the police W. P. C. No.24679 of 2011 -2- in insisting on the attendance of the petitioner in the police station does not amount to harassment. We decline the reliefs sought for. However, we make it clear that it will be open to the petitioner to pursue his remedies available to him under the Code of Civil Procedure in respect of the two L.P. cases. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE C. K. ABDUL REHIM JUDGE kns/-