The High Court of Kerala, dismissing a writ petition where the petitioner alleged police harassment to settle a civil dispute, accepted the Government Pleader's submission that no crime was registered and disposed of the matter on the same day.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH &
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.RAMAKRISHNAN
TUESDAY, THE 2ND DAY OF APRIL 2013/12TH CHAITHRA 1935
WP(C).No. 8638 of 2013 (D)
PETITIONER:
BINU PAUL, AGED 41 YEARS S/O.PAUL, KALLUNGAL HOUSE, KANJIKUZHI VILLAGE THODUPUZHA - 685 606.
BY ADV. SRI.ZAKEER HUSSAIN
RESPONDENT(S):
1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO HOME AFFAIRS GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001.
2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001.
3. DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, THODUPUZHA - 685 584.
4. JIBEESH ANTO,, AGED 35 YEARS S/O.ANTO, PANAKKAL HOUSE, CHERUKADAPPURAM PUTHANVELIKKARA, PARAVUR - 683 513.
BY SRI.MUHAMMAD SHAH, GOVERNMENT PLEADER
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02-04-2013, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
AS
WP(C).No. 8638 of 2013 (D)
APPENDIX
PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS:
EXHIBIT P1: TRUE COPY OF THE AGREEMENT FOR SALE DATED 22.02.2013.
RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS: NIL
/TRUE COPY/
P.A.TO JUDGE
AS
K.M.JOSEPH & K.RAMAKRISHNAN, JJ.
W.P.(C) No.8638 of 2013
Dated, this the 2nd day of April, 2013
J U D G M E N T
K.M.Joseph, J.
Petitioner has approached this Court complaining of
harassment by police to settle a civil dispute with the 4th respondent.
financial dispute. Police has not registered any crime and that there will be no harassment of the petitioner in connection with the dispute with the 4th respondent.
Recording the submission of the learned Government Pleader
we dispose of the writ petition.
(K.M.JOSEPH) JUDGE.
( K.RAMAKRISHNAN)
JUDGE.
MS
1 issue framed by the court
Whether petitioner was harassed by police in connection with a civil dispute with the fourth respondent.
Binu Paul
State of Kerala
Director General of Police
Deputy Superintendent of Police
Jibeesh Anto
K.M.Joseph
K.Ramakrishnan
As recorded by the court registry
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