IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR MONDAY, THE 30TH AUGUST 2010 / 8TH BHADRA 1932 Crl.MC.No. 2168 of 2010(A) ------------------------------------- (CRIME NO.410/2010 OF THE CHENGANNUR POLICE STATION) ....... PETITIONER: ------------------- SUJITH MATHEW, NEW LAND TRAVELS, TVS BUILDING, CHENGANNUR, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.O.D.SIVADAS. RESPONDENTS/ACCUSED 1 TO 3: ------------------------------------------------- 1. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CHENGANNUR. 2. THE MANAGER, INDUS IND BANK LTD., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. RAVEENDRAN, HARI NIVAS, T.C.NO.11/310, KAVADIYAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. VIJAYAKUMAR, MANIMANGALAM HOUSE, AZHOOR MURI, PATHANAMTHITTA VILLAGE, PATHANAMTHITTA. 5. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. R1 & R5 BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SMT. M.K. PUSHPALATHA. THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: prv. M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR,J. --------------------------------------------- CRL.M.C.NO.2168 OF 2010 --------------------------------------------- Dated 30th August, 2010 O R D E R Petition is filed under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure for a direction to first respondent to expedite the investigation in crime No.410/2010 of Chengannur Police Station contending that accused is not being arrested and proper investigation is not being conducted. Statement is filed by the Additional Sub Inspector of Police, Chengannur Police Station stating that the vehicle has already been seized and the case is being investigated. In the light of the decision of the Apex court in Sakiri Vasu v. State of U.P (2008 (1) KLT 724) the remedy of the petitioner is to approach the learned Crmc 2168/10 2 Magistrate for direction on proper investigation under Section 156(3) of Code of Criminal Procedure , if he is not satisfied with the investigation. With liberty to move the learned Magistrate, the petition is dismissed. M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR, JUDGE. uj.