IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 2ND JANUARY 2008 / 12TH POUSHA 1929 WP(C).No. 34013 of 2007(Y) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ M.MUHAMMED ANAS, AGED 31 YEARS, S/O ABUL YASEEN, RESIDING AT ARIFA MANZIL, BEACH ROAD, KOVALAM P.O., TRIVANDRUM. BY ADV. SRI.THOMAS ABRAHAM SRI.DIPU.R RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, KERALA STATE, TRIVANDRUM. 2. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM CITY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. ASST. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, FORT, TRIVANDRUM. 5. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, NEMOM, TRIVANDRUM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. P.A.SALIM THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/01/2008,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.Balakrishnan Nair & P.N.Ravindran, JJ. =========================== W.P(C).No.34013 of 2007 ======================== Dated this the 2nd day of January, 2008. JUDGMENT Balakrishnan Nair, J. The petitioner has approached this Court alleging that respondents 4 and 5 police officers are unnecessarily harassing him. He is a law abiding citizen earning his livelihood by running four shops. He has been unnecessarily called to the police station and detained there for three days from 8.11.2007 to 10.11.2007 and thereafter, he was let off. Thereupon he filed Ext.P1 representation before the first respondent pointing out the harassment meted out to him by the said respondents. In the above factual background, this Writ Petition is filed seeking appropriate reliefs against the aforesaid police officers. 2. The fifth respondent has filed a statement in which it is stated that the petitioner is accused in several criminal cases involving the crime of theft. Suspecting his involvement in a recent crime, the petitioner has been summoned to the police station and finger prints were taken to investigate the crime. It is also submitted that the police were not harasssing the petitioner. As part of the investigation, the petitioner was questioned. Surveillance is also undertaken in the business WP(C) 34013/07 -: 2 :- premises of the petitioner. The allegation of illegal detention is denied by the police. 3. The petitioner submits that he has been falsely implicated in the criminal cases by alleging the offence under Section 411 of I.P.C. against him. He submits that he is totally innocent. It is further submitted by the petitioner that after 10.11.2007 he has not been summoned to the police station. The petitioner prays that the investigation into the cases, if any, against him may be conducted legally. The learned Government Pleader submitted that the police will take action only in accordance with law. This submission is recorded. Writ Petition is disposed of as above. K.Balakrishnan Nair, Judge. P.N.Ravindran, Judge. ess 2/1