IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT WEDNESDAY, THE 21ST FEBRUARY 2007 / 2ND PHALGUNA 1928 WP(C).No. 33938 of 2006(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ ABDUL KAREEM, S/O. KAMMUKUTTY HAJI, VALAPPAN HOUSE, KUZHIMANNA, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.BABU S. NAIR RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, MALAPPURAM. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KONDOTTY POLICE STATION, KONDOTTY, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.GIKKU JACOB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 21/02/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX IN WPC NO.33939 OF 2006 PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1:- TRUE COPY OF THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT ISSUED BY THE SECOND RESPONDENT DATED 21/11/2006. EXT.P2:- TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE FIRST RESPONDENT DATED 23/11/2006. EXT.P3:- TRUE COPY OF THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT ISSUED BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER DATED 24/11/2006. [ TRUE COPY ] R.BASANT, J ---------------------- W.P.C.No.33938 of 2006 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 21st day of February 2007 JUDGMENT The learned Public Prosecutor today submits that on the basis of the complaint received from the petitioner, crime No.70/07 of Kondotti police station has been registered under Section 392 I.P.C against four accused persons on 13/02/2007. The needful shall be done and all necessary steps for an efficient and expeditious investigation are being taken, submits the learned Public Prosecutor. 2. In the light of the registration of the crime, the substance of the grievance of the petitioner is redressed. The investigating officer must make every endeavour to efficiently conduct the investigation and complete the same expeditiously. I am, in these circumstances, satisfied that no further directions are necessary in this writ petition as the grievance of the petitioner about failure to initiate steps stands redressed now. If the petitioner is not satisfied about the investigation, he shall, of course, be entitled to take recourse to remedies available to him under law. W.P.C.No.33938/06 2 3. This writ petition is, in these circumstances, dismissed with the above observations. (R.BASANT, JUDGE) jsr W.P.C.No.33938/06 3 R.BASANT, J C.R.R.P.No. ORDER 21ST DAY OF JULY 2006