IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.HARILAL TUESDAY, THE 22ND NOVEMBER 2011 / 1ST AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 30719 of 2011(L) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- K.ASMA, AGED 59 YEARS, W/O.K.HAMSA, RETD. U.P.S.A., KADAVATH HOUSE, NELLAYA VILLAGE, OTTAPALAM TALUK, PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SRI.T.H.ABDUL AZEEZ RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- 1. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PALAKKAD - 678 001. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CHERPULASSERY - 678 003. R1 & R2 BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. M.K.ABOOBACKER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.30719/2011 L APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT FILED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT ON 3/7/2011. EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT FILED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE IST RESPONDENT ON 15/9/2011. EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT RECEIPT OF EXT.P2 COMPLAINT TO THE PETITIONER ISSUED BY THE IST RESPONDENT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: N I L /TRUE COPY/ P.S.TO JUDGE Kss PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & K. HARILAL,JJ. .................................................................... W.P.(C).NO. 30719 OF 2011 ................................................................... Dated this the 22nd day of November, 2011. JUDGMENT Pius C. Kuriakose, J. The petitioner - a lady has approached this Court complaining that the respondents - officers of police are harassing her without any justifiable reason. 2. Sri. M.K. Aboobacker - Senior Government Pleader on the basis of the instructions from the respondents/officers submits that accusations of police harassment are without any basis. The petitioner and her son were involved in Crime No.215/11 of Cherpalassery police station. That crime has been charge sheeted by the police after investigation. Apart from that, there is another crime in which the petitioner's husband and her son were accused. This is under trial. The petitioner filed a complaint before the police which was to the effect that her ornaments have snatched by three thieves. The complaint was enquired into and the enquiry revealed that the complaint was false. The petitioner apprehends that the police will initiate action against her for filing false complaint accusing the police of W.P.(C).NO. 30719 OF 2011 : 2 : harassment. 3. Sri. M.K.Aboobacker – senior Government Pleader submitted that police does not require the attendance of the petitioner in connection with any investigation or enquiry. We record all the submissions of Sri. Aboobacker. We dispose of the writ petition directing respondents 1 and 2 that if in future attendance of the petitioner is required in connection with any investigation or enquiry, the police shall issue notice to the petitioner under Section 160 Cr.P.C. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, JUDGE. K. HARILAL, JUDGE. cl