IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 24TH SEPTEMBER 2009 / 2ND ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 24740 of 2009(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- P.A.ABDUL RASHEED, S/O.ABDUL KHADER, AGED 51 YEARS, RESIDING AT MUNDUPALATHUNKAL HOUSE, PUTHERIKKAL, PARAPPANANGADI P.O., NEDUVA DESOM, PARAPPANANGADI VILLAGE, TIRUR TALUK, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.M.ZIRAJ RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, VARANTHARAPALLY POLICE STATION. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, VARANTHARAPALLY POLICE STATION. 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, THRISSUR DISTRICT. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.T.K.VIPINDAS THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/09/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH & C.T.RAVIKUMAR, JJ. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C)No.24740 of 2009 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 24th day of September, 2009 JUDGMENT Kurian Joseph,J. Petitioner approached this court complaining of harassment by the Police. Learned Government Pleader, on instruction, submits that the Police is only conducting a lawful investigation in Crime No.338/2009 on the file of the Varantharapally Police Station. It is also submitted that the petitioner is the 6th accused in the said crime. The allegation is that certain certificates of the University of Calicut had been forged and unless the petitioner also co-operates, the investigation cannot be conducted effectively. Since the petitioner is the 6th accused, he cannot prevent the Police from conducting a lawful investigation in respect of the crime in which he is one of the accused. In the process of investigation in case W.P(C)No.24740/2009 -:2:- the petitioner faces any difficulty, the petitioner is free to approach the Magistrate of competent jurisdiction. A writ petition of this nature cannot be made use of for stalling the investigation. The writ petition is hence dismissed. (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE) (C.T.RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) ahg. KURIAN JOSEPH & C.T.RAVIKUMAR, JJ. --------------------------- W.P(C)No.24740 of 2009 ---------------------------- JUDGMENT 24th September, 2009