Mr. P.P. Reji v. The Deputy Superintendent Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.ASHOK BHUSHAN & THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.M.SHAFFIQUE FRIDAY, THE 29TH DAY OF MAY 2015/8TH JYAISHTA, 1937 WP(C).No. 14988 of 2015 (W) ---------------------------- PETITIONER(S):

-------------------------- MR. P.P. REJI AGED 44 YEARS S/O.ABBAS HAJI, SHERIN PALACE, VAZHAKKADAVU ROAD OPP. MALABAR HOSPITAL, YAKKARA, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADVS.SRI.K.ABDUL JAWAD SRI.U.MUHAMMED MUSTHAFA RESPONDENT(S):

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1. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE DISTRICT CRIME BRANCH, DPO ANNEXE, PALAKKAD-678 001.

2. GRADE SUB INSPECTOR, DISTRICT CRIME BRANCH, DPO ANNEXE, PALAKKAD PIN-678 001.

3. SENIOR CIVIL POLICE OFFICER, DISTRICT CRIME BRANCH, DPO ANNEXE, PALAKKAD-678 001. BY SR GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.C.R.SYAM KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29-05-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

WP(C).No. 14988 of 2015 (W) ---------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS ------------------------------------- P1 : TRUE COPY OF THE WRITTEN VERSION OF THE RECORDED CONVERSATION AND ITS ENGLISH TRANSLATION.

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ASHOK BHUSHAN, CJ & A.M. SHAFFIQUE, J.

================ W.P (C) No. 14988 of 2015 ===================== Dated this, the 29th day of May, 2015

J U D G M E N T

Ashok Bhushan, CJ Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader.

2.

By this writ petition, petitioner, alleging police harassment, has prayed for a direction commanding respondents not to harass the petitioner on account of Crime No.366/11 of Kasaba Police Station, Palakkad. Petitioner's son is accused No.1 in the said crime. Petitioner's case is that he has been asked by police authorities to give the details of other accused on which the petitioner shall be exonerated.

3.

Learned Government Pleader after obtaining instructions submitted that petitioner was called to the Police Station in January, 2015 in connection with the investigation of Crime, but he could appear only on 31st of January, 2015 and thereafter walked away before recording his statement. It is

W.P (C) No. 14988/15 -:2:- submitted that petitioner's presence is required only for the purpose of investigation and there is no kind of harassment by the police officials.

4.

Admittedly, crime has been registered in which the petitioner's son is also accused. We do not find any good ground to accept the petitioner's case that there is any harassment. In the investigation, petitioner has to co-operate. We would only observe that police shall carry out the investigation in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Writ petition is closed.

Sd/- ASHOK BHUSHAN, CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- A.M. SHAFFIQUE, JUDGE Rp //True Copy// PA to Judge