IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE M.C.HARI RANI MONDAY, THE 9TH JUNE 2008 / 19TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 15788 of 2008(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ A. KALADEVI (35), W/O. P.SACHU, MAHILA PRADHAN AGENT, THATHAMPALLY POST OFFICE, RESIDING AT UTHRAM, AAVALOOKUNNU P.O.,ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.SUBAL J.PAUL RESPONDENTS: ------------- THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ALAPPUZHA. BY GOVT.PLEADER SHRI BENJAMIN PAUL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 09/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & M.C.HARI RANI JJ. ----------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.15788 OF 2008 ----------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 9th DAY OF JUNE, 2008 J U D G M E N T Balakrishnan Nair, J. The petitioner is an accused in Crime No.440/07 of Alappuzha North Police Station. She is a Mahila Pradhan Agent. The allegation against her in that case is that she misappropriated amounts due to a subscriber in a recurring deposit. The petitioner submits, the allegations against her are unfounded and the matter has been settled between the parties. The defacto complainant has already filed an application to compound the offence before the criminal court. But the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Alappuzha is harassing her under the guise of investigation of the crime. Therefore, this writ petition was filed seeking appropriate reliefs. 2. The learned Government Pleader upon instructions submitted that the earlier incumbent in the Office of the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Alappuzha has been transferred and a new person has taken charge a few days back. He has no intention to harass the petitioner. W.P.(C)No.15788/08 -2- 3. Since the investigation of the crime is already over and the case is now numbered as C.C.No.694/07 before the C.J.M., Alappuzha, it is unnecessary to hold further enquiry into the said crime except as provided under Section 173(8) Cr.P.C. If the presence of the petitioner is required in connection with any other case, the police shall serve notice to her as provided under the Cr.P.C. The writ petition is disposed of as above. K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR,JUDGE. M.C.HARI RANI, JUDGE. dsn