IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 20TH AUGUST 2009 / 29TH SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 22840 of 2009(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. HANEEFA, S/O.MOHAMMED, AGED 31 YEARS, PULISSERIKUNDU, NEDIYIRUPPU, MUSALIYARANGADI P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 2. ABIDHA K., W/O.HANEEFA, PULISSERIKUNDU, NEDIYIRUPPU, MUSALIYARANGADI P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.M.SATHYANATHA MENON RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KONDOTTI POLICE STATION, KONDOTTI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 3. MOHAMMED SHA, S/O.MOIDEENKUTTY HAJI, KARANTAKKATTU HOUSE, MUSALIARANGADI, NEDIYIRUPPU P.O., MALAPPURAM. 4. SHINEER, S/O.MOHAMMED SHA, KARANTAKKATTU HOUSE, MUSALIARANGADI, NEDIYIRUPPU P.O., MALAPPURAM. ADV. SRI.BABU S. NAIR FOR R3 & 4 GOVT.PLEADER SRI.T.K.VIPINDAS. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 20/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.C.NO.22840/2009 A P P E N D I X PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS : EXT.P1 : TRUE COPY OF FIR IN CRIME NO.347/09 OF KONDITTI POLICE. EXT.P2 : TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONERS BEFORE THE FIRST AND SECOND RESPONDENTS DT. 8.8.2009. EXT.P3 : TRUE COPY OF THE RECEIPT IN RESPECT OF EXT.P2 COMPLAINT ISSUED BY THE SECOND RESPONDENT. KURIAN JOSEPH & C.T.RAVIKUMAR, JJ. ---------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.22840 of 2009 ---------------------------------------------- Dated 20th August, 2009. J U D G M E N T Kurian Joseph, J. The writ petition is filed mainly with the following prayer :- “Issue a writ of mandamus or other appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the respondents 1 and 2 to provide adequate police protection to the life of the petitioners, their family including their residential house from respondents 3 & 4 and their men.” Learned Government Pleader on instruction submits that the first petitioner is involved in various criminal cases. 2. Involvement of the first petitioner in criminal cases is no ground for the respondents 3 and 4, or for that matter any other person to take law in their hands and indulge in criminal activities. It is for the police to conduct lawful investigation. We find that there is already an interim order to protect the life of the petitioners. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of in terms of the interim order making it clear that the petitioners shall cooperate with the lawful investigation conducted by the police against the first petitioner. The interim order passed by this court WP(C) NO.22840/09 2 granting protection to the lives of the petitioners will continue. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. C.T.RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE. tgs KURIAN JOSEPH & C.T.RAVIKUMAR, JJ. ---------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.22840 of 2009 ---------------------------------------------- J U D G M E N T Dated 20th August, 2009.