IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS FRIDAY, THE 13TH AUGUST 2010 / 22ND SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 24633 of 2010(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- VIPIN BABU, S/O.CHANDRAN, KOOVAPARAMBIL HOUSE, CHERAYI, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.AMJAD ALI SRI.MANSOOR.B.H. RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, POLICE HEAD QUARTERS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE (RURAL), ALUVA-683 101. 3. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, MUNAMBOM POLICE STATION, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT-683514 GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SMT. SMITHA SUKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K. M. JOSEPH & M.L. JOSEPH FRANCIS, JJ. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C).No. 24633 of 2010 D - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 13th day of August, 2010 JUDGMENT Joseph, J. The petitioner has approached this court complaining harassment by the police. 2. Briefly the case of the petitioner is as follows. Petitioner was a former employee of Himalaya Chit Funds, Cherai. The Partners of the said firm are undergoing life imprisonment in connection with a murder case. The petitioner was cited as witness in some cases. Now he is working as a bus conductor. It is his complaint that he was summoned to the police station on several occasions and the third respondent told the petitioner that he has pressure from superior officers, especially the second respondent, to collect evidence against the convicted accused enabling the police to submit a negative report on the parole application of the Partners of Himalaya Chit Funds. W.P.(C).No. 24633 of 2010 2 3. The learned Government Pleader, on instructions, submits that the petitioner is a suspect in Crime No. 55 of 2008 of Munambam Police Station in respect of an offence under Section 380 I.P.C. It is further submitted that no application for parole has been received by the S.H.O. and the allegation made that he is harassed is not correct. Learned Government Pleader submits that the petitioner will not be harassed, 4. We record the said submission and close this Writ Petition. (K. M. JOSEPH) Judge (M.L. JOSEPH FRANCIS) Judge tm