The court disposed of a writ petition alleging police harassment. It recorded the Government Pleader's submission regarding four crimes and directed the petitioner to prosecute a complaint before the Deputy Superintendent of Police before dismissing the petition.
The petitioner can prosecute Ext.P6 before the Deputy Superintendent of Police.
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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
FRIDAY, THE 5TH DAY OF APRIL 2013/15TH CHAITHRA 1935
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PETITIONER :
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THANKACHAN M.S., AGED 43 YEARS S/O.LATE SEBASTIAN, MUNHANATTU HOUSE, NOOLPUZHA P. O.,SULTHANBATHERI-673592
BY ADVS.SRI.A.JAYASANKAR SRI.MANU GOVIND SRI.JOSEPH AUGUSTINE
RESPONDENT(S) :
1. THE STATE OF KERALA REP BY CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARAIT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001
2. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE POLICE HEAD QUARTERS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001
3. ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE (NORTHERN RANGE) KOZHIKODE-673001
4. DISTRICT POLICE CHIEF, WAYANAD, KALPATTE PIN-673122
5. SRI M. A. SANTHOSH, SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, SULTHANBATHERI-673592
6. SHIBIN THADIKKULANGARA, S/O.JACOB, NEAR ST.MARY'S COLLEGE, KUPPADI P. O., SULTHANBATHERI-673592
7. SIJO JACOB, S/O.JACOB, THADIKKULANGARA HOUSE, CHUNDAKUZHY VENGOOR P O, PERUMBAVOOR-683546
8. P. D. RAPHEL,S/O.DEVASSEY, PALATHINKAL HOUSE, GEETHA BHAVAN NEAR CATHOLIC PASTORAL CENTER JUBILEE MISSION POST OFFICE, THRISSUR DIST-680001
BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. M.K. ABOOBACKER
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05-04-2013, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS
EXT.P1:-TRUE COPY OF THE ENROLMENT CERTIFICATE OF THE PETITIONER
EXT.P5:-TRUE COPY O F NEWS ITEM APPERED IN THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS ON 6/2/203
RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS : NIL.
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P.A. TO JUDGE
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K. M. JOSEPH & K. RAMAKRISHNAN, JJ.
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JUDGMENT
K.M. Joseph, J.
Petitioner has approached this Court alleging harassment by police at the instance of the blade mafia. Learned Government Pleader on instructions submits that there are four crimes registered against the petitioner. In two cases, petitioner is the complainant. Learned Government Pleader would further submit that as far as crimes which are registered against the petitioner is concerned, police will only investigate the matter in accordance with law and there will be no interference in the civil matters and there will be no other harassment of the petitioner. We record the said submissions and dispose of the Writ Petition by making it clear
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that the petitioner can prosecute Ext.P6 before the Deputy Superintendent of Police.
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K. M. JOSEPH
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K. RAMAKRISHNAN
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the writ petition alleging police harassment needs to be disposed of by recording the Government Pleader's submission.
Thankachan M.S.
The State of Kerala
K.M. Joseph
K. Ramakrishnan
As recorded by the court registry
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