IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN MONDAY, THE 23RD MAY 2011 / 2ND JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 12653 of 2011(F) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- MUHAMMED THAHA, AGED 22 YEARS, S/O MUHAMMED MUSTAFA, UDAYAMKONATHU VEEDU, KANNANKODE, NILAMEL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.LATHEESH SEBASTIAN. RESPONDENT: ---------------------- DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, NEDUMANGADU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT-695 541. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. T.K. VIPINDAS. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/05/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. R. BASANT & K. SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.12653 of 2011-F ------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of May, 2011 JUDGMENT Basant,J. The petitioner has filed this petition complaining of harassment by the police. A lady, by name Jayalekshmi, is missing. A crime is registered as Crime No.58/11 of Nayyar Dam Police Station. It is suspected that she has eloped with another. The petitioner is allegedly a friend of the said person. According to the petitioner, he has nothing to do with the elopement of the lady with the said person; but he is being unnecessarily vexed and harassed by the police. Directions may be issued to ensure that such harassment is stopped. This, in short, is the prayer. 2. The learned Government Pleader was directed to take instructions. 3. Today, when the matter came up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there is no harassment now and, in these circumstances, no directions are at present necessary. The learned Government Pleader submits that a habeas corpus petition is now pending before this Court W.P.(C) No.12653 of 2011 -: 2 :- regarding the alleged detention/disappearance of the said lady. Crime has been registered and the police is duty bound to investigate the said crime. In connection with the investigation in that crime, the petitioner has been questioned on a couple of occasions. There is no harassment whatsoever. The petitioner shall not be harassed; but the petitioner may have to be further questioned in connected with the investigation. Such further questioning shall be done complying with all legal formalities. Questioning in connection with the investigation of a crime cannot be described to be harassment and no relief can be sought against such proper and legal investigation. In these circumstances, this petition may be dismissed, submits the learned Government Pleader. 4. We are satisfied that no directions are necessary in this petition now. This petition is dismissed with the observation that the police shall be at liberty to take steps in accordance with law for the conduct of the investigation and in connection with such investigation the petitioner can be questioned in accordance with law. Sd/- R. BASANT (Judge) Sd/- K. SURENDRA MOHAN (Judge) Nan/ //true copy// P.S. to Judge