IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN TUESDAY, THE 22ND FEBRUARY 2011 / 3RD PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 5481 of 2011(I) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- 1. RAZIYA BEEVI, W/O. IBRAHIMKUTTY, THEGUVILA PUTHEN VEEDU, AMBALATHUM MUKAL, AERAM, THADIKKADU.P.O., ANCHAL, KOLLAM. 2. IBRAHIM KUTTY, THEGUVILA PUTHEN VEEDU, AMBALATHUM MUKAL, AERAM, THADIKKADU.P.O.,ANCHAL, KOLLAM. BY ADVS. SRI.B.MOHANLAL, SRI.T.PRASAD. RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, POLICE HEAD QUARTERS, KOLLAM - PIN-691 001. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CHADAYAMANGALAM POLICE STATION.P.O. KOLLAM DISTRICT-691 534. 3. SMT. FATHIMA BEEVI @ PATHUMMAL, W/O. ABDUL MAJEED, KARIKKATHIL VEEDU, NETTAYAM, NILAMEL.P.O., KOLLAM-691 535. 4. SRI. SULAIMAN, S/O. ALIYARU KUNJU, ITTIVILA VEEDU, NILAMEL MURI, NILAMEL.P.O., KOLLAM-691 535. 5. SRI. SALIM, S/O. ABDUL MAJEED, SIJI COTTAGE, KARIKKATHIL VEEDU,NILAMEL.P.O., KOLLAM-691 535. 6. SRI. RAJENDRAN NAIR, VENDORE LICENSEE, KURIYODU, NILAMEL.P.O., KOLLAM-691 535. R1 & R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. T.K.VIPINDAS THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN, JJ. ----------------------------------- W.P(C).No.5481 OF 2011 ------------------------------------ Dated this the 22nd day of February, 2011 JUDGMENT Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan,J. The petitioner says that as a counter blast to the institution of Ext.P1 which has been forwarded by the learned Judicial Magistrate of the First Class to the police for enquiry, the private respondents have filed a complaint before the police and have motivated the police officers, in particular the second respondent, to harass the petitioner. We do not want to say anything on the said submission. We have read the writ petition. With Section 17E of the Kerala Police Act in place, if the petitioners have any complaint against the second respondent, it can be voiced in the form of a statutory petition in accordance with law before the first respondent Superintendent of Police and the matter would gain the attention of the District Police Complaint Authority which is an WPC.5481/11 2 effective redressal mechanism on allegations of police harassment. The petitioners, if so advised, may take recourse to such remedy. If that is done, the first respondent will bestow due attention to such complaint. The writ petition is ordered accordingly. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge. Sd/- S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN, Judge. kkb.23/2.