IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT FRIDAY, THE 25TH MAY 2007 / 4TH JYAISHTA 1929 WP(C).No. 13059 of 2007(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ NISHAD, AGED 32 YEARS, NOUSHAD BHAVAN,KARAZHMA KARA, CHARUMMOODU JUNCTION BHAGOM, THAMARAKKULAM VILLAGE, MAVELIKKARA TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.K.MADHUSOODHANAN NAIR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE,(CRIME BRANCH). 2. DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, (CRIME BRANCH),ERNAKULAM. BY G.P. SRI.S.U. NAZAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 25/05/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: R. BASANT, J. ------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO.13059 OF 2007-D ------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 25th day of May, 2007 JUDGMENT The short grievance of the petitioner who is the 4th accused in Crime No.158/05 of the Kumily Police Station – re-registered as C.R No.500/CB CID/Ernakulam, is that expeditious investigation has not been conducted into his case. It is the submission of the petitioner that if a proper and expeditious investigation is conducted, he will be deleted from the array of parties and it will not be necessary for him to stand the unnecessary trauma of pending proceedings. 2. Notice was given and the learned Public Prosecutor, on instructions, submits that efforts are being taken to expeditiously complete the investigation. One of the accused remains to be apprehended. All possible steps shall be taken to expeditiously complete the investigation and file the final report. The learned Public Prosecutor submits that a further period of three months will be required to complete the W.P.(C) NO.13059 OF 2007-D -: 2 :- investigation. 3. The submission of the learned Public Prosecutor is accepted. This writ petition is accordingly dismissed; but with the direction that the Investigator shall make every endeavour to complete the investigation expeditiously – at any rate, within a period of three months from this date. Sd/- (R. BASANT, JUDGE) Nan/ //true copy// P.S. to Judge