IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN FRIDAY, THE 28TH JANUARY 2011 / 8TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 951 of 2011(T) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- NIHAL SHERIF, S/O. ABDULLA, PULIKKALAKATHU, ERIYAD, KODUNGALLUR, THRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN-680 666. BY ADVS. SRI.G.HARIHARAN, SRI.PRAVEEN HARIHARAN. RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- 1. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KODUNGALLUR, THRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN-680 664. 2. ABDUL SALAM, NELLUMPARAMBIL HOUSE, ERIYAD, KODUNGALLUR, THRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN-680 666. R1 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. CHARISHMA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 28/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.951/2011 T APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: N I L RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: N I L /TRUE COPY/ P.S.TO JUDGE Kss R.BASANT & K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ. ---------------------------------------------------- W.P.(Civil) No.951 of 2011 ---------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 28th day of January, 2011 Judgment Basant, J. The petitioner has come to this court complaining about police harassment and with a prayer for issue of directions to the first respondent not to vex and harass him at the instance of the 2nd respondent. 2. According to the petitioner, the 2nd respondent is an influential person. Under his influence, the first respondent is compelling the petitioner to return an amount of Rs.50,000/- to the second respondent. The petitioner is not liable to return any amount. Police harassment on this aspect may be ordered to be stopped. 3. This petition was admitted on 10.1.2011. The second respondent is not served yet. The learned Government Pleader after taking instructions from the first respondent submits that there is no question of any harassment against the petitioner. The second respondent has lodged a complaint. In the complaint, WPC 951/2011 2 it is alleged that the 2nd respondent has been fraudulently induced to part with an amount of Rs.50,000/-. On the basis of that complaint, crime No.44 of 2011 has been registered at the Kodungallur Police Station. Investigation is in progress. The investigation shall continue in accordance with law. There shall be no compulsion from the part of the police to the petitioner to pay any amount to the second respondent. Both parties were advised to settle their disputes mutually. If they are not settling the matter, the police shall continue with the investigation in accordance with law and take appropriate action in due compliance of the provisions of law. It is made clear that the police will not intervene and interfere in the civil dispute between the parties about the liability to return an amount of Rs.50,000/-. But on the allegation that the second respondent is defrauded, necessary action shall be taken in accordance with law, submits the learned Government Pleader. 4. We have heard the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader. We are satisfied that in the light of the submissions of the learned Government Pleader, no further directions are necessary. We WPC 951/2011 3 accept the submissions of the learned Government Pleader. This petition is accordingly dismissed as unnecessary now. R.BASANT, JUDGE. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE. srd WPC 951/2011 4