IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 21ST JANUARY 2008 / 1ST MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 162 of 2008(T) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ RAVEENDRAN.K., S/O.NEELAKANDAN KARTHA, KALLETH PUTHEN VEED, RAYAMANGALAM, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.R.SREEHARI SRI.ANOOP.V.NAIR RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE HOME SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DY.SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PERUMBAVOOR. 3. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KURUPPAMPADY. 4. SHRI.KARUNAKARA PILLAI, S/O.PARAMESWARA PILLAI, PUTHENMADATHIL, RAYAMANGALAM. R4 BY ADV. SRI.V.V.SURESH R1 & R2 GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.SALIM P.A. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 21/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) NO.162/2008 APPENDIX PETITIONERS EXHIBITS NIL RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS EXT.R4(a):- PETITION FILED BY THIS RESPONDENT BEFORE HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICE COMMITTEE. /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE tss K.Balakrishnan Nair & P.N.Ravindran, JJ. ======================== W.P(C).No.162 of 2008 ======================== Dated this the 21st day of January, 2008. JUDGMENT Balakrishnan Nair,J. The petitioner has approached this Court alleging that the police officials are harassing him by repeatedly calling him to the police station, apparently on the complaints filed by the fourth respondent, who is his father-in-law. He submits that no crime has been registered based on those complaints. Still he is being asked to come to the police station frequently. 2. The second respondent has filed a statement in which it is alleged that 8 complaints have been received against the petitioner from the fourth respondent. 3 of them were directly filed before the Sub Inspector of Police and 5 were filed before the higher authorities, which were in due course forwarded to the police. Apart from those complaints, altogether 6 crimes have been registered against him, in which, charge sheets were already filed in 5 crimes and one crime has been referred after investigation. WP(C) 162/08 -: 2 :- 3. The fourth respondent, who initially appeared in person, submitted that the petitioner, who is his son-in-law, is a professional goonda and he is perpetually harassing him and his wife. He prayed that the petitioner may be arrested under the Goonda Act and detained. He has also filed a counter affidavit reiterating those allegations. 4. When complaints are received against the petitioner, especially from his father-in-law making serious allegations, the police have a duty to enquire into those allegations and the same cannot be described as any harassment. The police is only discharging their duty. Since the petitioner is already an accused in 5 crimes, he cannot claim that he is an innocent person being harassed by the police. In view of the above position, this writ petition is disposed of recording the submission of the learned Government Pleader that the police will investigate the crimes/petitions against the petitioner only in accordance with law. K.Balakrishnan Nair, Judge. P.N.Ravindran, Judge. ess 21/1