IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 22ND FEBRUARY 2008 / 3RD PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 33978 of 2007(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ ELDHOSE, S/O. MATHEW, ORAVALAKUDY HOUSE, ANAVIRATY VILLAGE, ANAVIRATTY KARA, DEVIKULAM TALUK, IDUKKI DIST. BY ADV. SRI.LATHEESH SEBASTIAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PAINAVU, IDUKKI DISTRICT. 2. DEPUTY SUPERINTENDANT OF POLICE, MUNNAR. 3. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ADIMALY POLICE STATION. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 22/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C) 33978/07 -2- APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS - P1 - TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE RESPONDENTS 1 AND 2 DATED 25.10.07. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS - NIL. ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C) 33978 of 2007 ------------------------------------- Dated: February 22, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioner submits that he has undergone conviction in three offences during early 1980's. However, he complains that he is being harassed even at this distance of time. According to him police personnel often visits his house and he is very often summoned to the police station and detained therein. It is on account of this, praying for a direction not to harass him and his family and also to remove the name of the petitioner from the D.C. list of the 3rd respondent that this writ petition has been filed. 2. In the statement filed by the respondents, they have explained the procedure that is followed in terms of Rules 250 to 274 of the Kerala Police Manual. According to them, this was necessitated on account of the convictions undergone by the petitioner and his consequent inclusion in the DC list, which is also WP(C) 33978/07 Page numbers explained in the counter statement. 3. A perusal of the counter statement shows that the cases which are mentioned are of the years 1981, 1983 and 1985 and there does not appear to be any criminal records for the subsequent years. This being the factual position, this is a matter where general instruction regarding history sheets as per the Police Manual is to be applied. 4. Therefore, directing that the 1st respondent shall review the case of the petitioner applying the general instruction as provided for in the Police Manual, I dispose of this writ petition directing that on production of a copy of this judgment the 1st respondent shall review the matter as above. This shall be done as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment, with notice to the petitioner. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE mt/-