IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR WEDNESDAY, THE 6TH OCTOBER 2010 / 14TH ASWINA 1932 WP(C).No. 26866 of 2006(W) ---------------------------------------- CRIME NO.170/2004 OF KANJIRAPPALLY POLICE STATION. ....................... PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ M.N. PURUSHOTHAMAN, S/O. NARAYANAN, PADINJATTETHIL, VIZHIKKATHODU P.O., KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.V.K.SUNIL RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 3. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PUNALOOR POLICE STATION, KOLLAM DISTRICT. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT.M.K. PUSHPALATHA. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/10/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs. M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR,J. --------------------------------------------- W.P.C.NO.26866 OF 2006 --------------------------------------------- Dated 6th October, 2010 JUDGMENT Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India for a direction to entrust the investigation of Crime No.170/2004 of Kanjirappally Police Station to a special team of Police, contending that no worthwhile investigation is being conducted. Detective Inspector who investigated the case filed a statement disclosing that 74 witnesses were questioned including neighbours, relatives and friends and based on the investigation nothing could be collected to show that death of Shiny was homicide and evidence collected shows that her death was an accidental death. No other material was Wpc 26866/06 2 placed warranting entrustment of the investigation to a special team of Police as sought for. Petition is dismissed. M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR, JUDGE. uj.