IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR FRIDAY, THE 3RD DECEMBER 2010 / 12TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 OP(Crl.).No. 583 of 2010(Q) ------------------------------------ CRIME NO.6/2007 OF KUTHIYATHODU POLCIE STATION. ......... PETITIONER (S) -------------------------- SMT.AMRITHA, AGED 51 YEARS, S/O.RADHAKRISHNAN, SREE MANGALAM, SBN 43, SREEPAI NAGAR, KARAMANA, TRIVANDRUM, PIN-695002. BY ADVS. SRI.SANTHAN V.NAIR SRI.V.V.MITHUN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, STATUE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 2. THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, ERNAKULAM RANGE, KOCHI CITY, SHANMUGHOM ROAD, COCHIN-682031. 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ALAPPUZHA BAZAR P.O., ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, PIN-688012. 4. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KUTHIYATHODU POLICE STATION, KUTHIYATHODU, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT-688533. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. P.A.SALIM THIS OP (CRIMINAL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR,J. --------------------------------------------- O.P.(CRL.)NO.583 OF 2010 --------------------------------------------- Dated 3rd December, 2010 JUDGMENT Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India by the mother of deceased Sreejith, for a direction to respondents to reopen Crime No.6/2007 of Kuthiyathodu police station and to investigate the case properly contending that Sreejith was the third year student in Central Poly Technic, Thiruvananthapuram and on 2/1/2007 he along with other students had gone for study tour and at about 9 p.m he alighted at Thuravoor NCC Junction for taking food and while Sreejith was walking towards the vehicle an unidentifiable vehicle came from southern direction in high speed and in a rash and OP (Cr) 583/10 2 negligent manner and on him. He was immediately taken to Lakeshore Hospital. He succumbed to the injuries. Though Crime 6/2007 was registered, the culprit was not traced out and it is known that case was closed. A direction to be issued to re-open and investigate the case was sought. It is contended that in spite of Ext.P2 representation, the case is not being investigated. 2. Learned Government Pleader on instructions submitted that Crime No.6/2007 is now being investigated by Circle Inspector of Police, Kuthiyathodu and he took over the investigation on 29/10/2010. In the light of the submissions, I do not find any further direction is warranted. Petition is disposed recording the submission of the learned Government Pleader OP (Cr) 583/10 3 that Crime No.6/2007 of Kuthiyathodu Police Station is being investigated by Circle Inspector of Police, Kuthiyathodu and the crime will be properly and thoroughly investigated. M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR, JUDGE. uj.