IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 16TH JUNE 2010 / 26TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 18545 of 2010(Q) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- SIYAD KHAN,AGED 39 YEARS, S/O.IBRAHIM PILLA, THOPPIL HOUSE, ARAFA NAGAR, ERAVIPURAM VILLAGE, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.A.X.VARGHESE SRI.A.V.JOJO RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KOLLAM. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KOLLAM EAST POLICE STATION. 3. NABEESA BEEVI, THOPPIL HOUSE, ARAFA MANZIL, ARAFA NAGAR,KAYYALAKKAL KOLLUR VILA, ERAVIPURAM VILLAGE, KOLLAM TALUK. 4. JASMI,D/O.NABEESA BEEVI, THOPPIL HOUSE, ARAFA MANZIL, ARAFA NAGAR, KAYYALAKKAL KOLLUR VILA,ERAVIPURAM VILLAGE, KOLLAM TALUK. 5. MEHABOOB,S/O.NABEESA BEEVI THOPPIL HOUSE, ARAFA MANZIL, ARAFA NAGAR, KAYYALAKKAL KOLLUR VILA,ERAVIPURAM VILLAGE, KOLLAM TALUK. 6. MUSTHAFA,THOPPIL HOUSE, ARAFA MANZIL, ARAFA NAGAR,KAYYALAKKAL KOLLUR VILA ERAVIPURAM VILLAGE,KOLLAM TALUK. 7. AFAFA,D/O.MUSTHAFA,THOPPIL HOUSE, ARAFA MANZIL,ARAFA NAGAR,KAYYALAKKAL KOLLUR VILA ERAVIPURAM VILLAGE,KOLLAM TALUK. 8. VAFA,D/O.MUSTHAFA,THOPPIL HOUSE, ARAFA MANZIL,ARAFA NAGAR,KAYYALAKKAL KOLLUR VILA ERAVIPURAM VILLAGE,KOLLAM TALUK. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.C.S.HRITHWIK THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.RAMKUMAR, J. ------------------------------------- W.P.(C).No.18545 of 2010 -------------------------------------- Dated this the 16th day of June, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner who is the de facto complainant in Crime No.1170/2007 of Kollam East Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 425 & 430 read with Section 34 I.P.C. seeks a direction to the first respondent Superintendent of Police, Kollam to entrust the investigation of the said case with a senior officer not below the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police with a direction to monitor the same by the first respondent. 2. The learned Public Prosecutor on instructions submitted that the Circle Inspector of Police, Kollam East had filed a report before the Magistrate concerned on 20/8/2008 to the effect that the case was undetected. In case the petitioner is aggrieved by the report filed by the Circle Inspector, he can move the Magistrate by filing a petition either by way of protest complaint or a petition under Section 156(3) of Code of Criminal Procedure in the light of Sakiri Vasu Vs. State of Punjab (2008(1)KLT 724 (SC). Reserving the above right of the petitioner to move the Magistrate, this Writ Petition is dismissed. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE skj