IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.B.KOSHY & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 26TH MARCH 2007 / 5TH CHAITHRA 1929 WP(C).No. 7403 of 2007(F) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. T.M.NAWAZ, S/O T.M.KUNHI, IMAM VILLA, MOGRAL, MUMBALA, KASARAGOD DISTRICT. 2. P.H.ABDULLA, S/O PALLIKUNHI HAJI, 46/06, AL BASHA MANZIL, KUDUKUTHY, UPPALA VILLAGE & POST, KASARAGOD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.RAVEENDRAN SRI.ANIL KUMAR M.SIVARAMAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, POLICE HEAD QUARTERS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KASARAGOD. 3. RAVEENDRAN, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KASARAGOD. 4. K.P.MOHANDAS, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, NARCOTIC CELL, KASARAGOD. 5. RANJITH, CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KUMBALA. 6. ASHRAF, CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, NILESWAR. 7. SIBI THOMAS, SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, MANJESWR. 8. VENUGOPAL, S/O PILANKU MADHAVAN, YESHODH, CHEEMENI, KIZHAKKEKKARA. (PRESENTLY SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE,HOSDURG) 9. M.P.SUKUMARAN, HEAD CONSTABLE NO.634, KUMBALA POLICE STATION, KUMBALA. BY G.P. SRI.P.A.SALIM THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/03/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: J.B.KOSHY & T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JJ. ------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.7403 OF 2007 ------------------------------------- Dated 26th March, 2007 JUDGMENT Koshy,J . This is a petition alleging police harassment. It is submitted that Crime No.238 of 2006 is pending against the second petitioner and another 16 persons and police is only investigating the same. Harassment against the petitioners was also denied. According to the petitioners, 8th respondent manhandled them and they filed a private complaint before the Magistrate's Court. It is for the petitioner to proceed with the private complaint according to law. We dispose of this writ petition with an observation that police is free to investigate the crime according to law and if there is any defects, petitioner will be free to point out the same before the jurisdictional Magistrate or higher officers. J.B.KOSHY JUDGE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE tks