IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE M.C.HARI RANI TUESDAY, THE 29TH JULY 2008 / 7TH SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 21440 of 2008(B) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ SHEFINA S.E.,D/O. S.SHAHARBAN BEEVI VYASA NAGAR, HOUSE NO.66,PARUTHIPPARA PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM BY ADV. SRI.M.SREEKUMAR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE HOME SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 2. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE THIRUVANANTHAPURAM CITY VAZHUTHACAUD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE PEROORKADA POLICE STATION PEROORKADA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 4. THANKAM STANELY C-3, THRIVENI RAVI NAGAR PEROORKADA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 5. SHIBU STANELY C-3, THRIVENI RAVI NAGAR PEROORKADA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM BY SR.GOVT.PLEADER SHRI BENJAMIN PAUL FOR R1 TO R3 ADV. SRI.SALIM V.S. & SRI.SHANAVAS.S FOR R4 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 29/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX IN W.P.(C)No. 21440/08 PETITIONER'S EXTS: EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT DATED 7.7.08. EXT.P2: TRUE COY OF THE REPRESENTATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT DATED 12.7.08. TRUE COPY K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & M.C.HARI RANI JJ. ----------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.21440 OF 2008 ----------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 29th DAY OF JULY, 2008 J U D G M E N T Balakrishnan Nair, J. The petitioner is a muslim lady. She was staying together with Shaji Stanly, son of the 4th respondent and brother of the 5th respondent. Recently, Shaji Stanley went abroad in connection with his employment. Thereafter, the respondents 4 and 5 started harassing her. She was coerced to go to their Church and pray according to Christian faith. When the coercion mounted, the petitioner returned to her parental home. While so, the respondents 4 and 5 with a few others came to the house of the petitioner on 7.7.2008 and threatened her and harassed her. She apprehends harm to her life from the respondents 4 and 5 and their people. Therefore, she filed Exhibit P2 representation before the police seeking police protection and thereafter this Writ Petition is filed. 2. The respondents 4 and 5 submitted that the petitioner disappeared on a fine morning without informing them anything. So, they have filed a petition before the police regarding her disappearance and went to her house to find out whether she was W.P.(C)No.21440/08 -2- there. The allegations of threat, violence, etc. are denied by them. On the contrary, they complained that when they went to the petitioner's house, they were kicked out from there by her relatives. Respondents 4 and 5 submitted that they have no intention whatsoever to physically harm the petitioner. 3. The learned Government Pleader upon instructions submitted that the respondents 4 and 5 were called to the Police Station and they were advised not to create any problem for the petitioner. At present, there is no threat to the life of the petitioner, submitted the learned Government Pleader. We record the submission of the respondents 4 and 5 that they have no intention whatsoever to physically harm the petitioner or harass her. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR,JUDGE. M.C.HARI RANI, JUDGE. dsn