Devayani v. State Of Kerala
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.UBAID MONDAY, THE 23RD DAY OF NOVEMBER 2015/2ND AGRAHAYANA, 1937 WP(C).No. 32365 of 2015 (U) ---------------------------- PETITIONER:
------------------- DEVAYANI, AGED 62 YEARS W/O.VELAYUDHAN, ACHUTHAM RURAL WORKERS COLONY ELAVAYOOR AMSOM, DESOM, P.O VARAM, KANNUR DISTRICT- 670 594.
BY ADVS.SRI.K.C.SANTHOSHKUMAR SMT.K.K.CHANDRALEKHA RESPONDENTS:
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1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT HOME DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 001.
2. THE DISTRICT POLICE CHIEF KANNUR DISTRICT, KANNUR 670 001.
3. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE KANNUR 670 001.
4. M.K.PRAKASHAN S/O.KUNHIKANNAN, MAVILAPURAYIDAM, THEKKAMMARKANDI P.O AZHEEKODE, KANNUR DISTRICT. 670 009.
5. RASIJA, W/O.PRAKASHAN, MAVILAPURAYIDAM THEKKAMMARKANDI, P.O AZHEEKODE, KANNUR DISTRICT. 670 009. R1 TO R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SHEEBA M.T.
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23-11-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C).No. 32365 of 2015 (U) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS ----------------------------------- EXHIBIT P1.
COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DATED 11.7.15 FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT.
EXHIBIT P2.
COPY OF THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT DATED 11.7.15.
EXHIBIT P3.
COPY OF THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT DATED 11.7.15.
RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS -------------------------------------- NIL // TRUE COPY // P.A. TO JUDGE SD
P. UBAID, J.
--------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.32365 of 2015 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of November, 2015
JUDGMENT
The writ petitioner herein seeks a writ of mandamus directing the police to register a crime on her complaint. Now, it is submitted by the learned Public Prosecutor that on the Ext.P1 complaint filed by the writ petitioner, the Kannur Town Police has already registered a crime as Crime No.202/2015, and that investigation is in progress. In the present situation, the learned counsel for the petitioner seeks a direction to the police to complete the investigation within a time frame. It would be inappropriate to give such direction at this stage. However, the police can be directed to expedite the investigation. Accordingly, the submission made by the learned Public Prosecutor is recorded, and the writ petition is closed with a direction to the police to expedite investigation in the crime, and submit final report at the earliest.
Sd/- P. UBAID, JUDGE sd // True Copy // P.A. to Judge