Ramachandra Menon,J
Petitioner is before this Court alleging high handed action on the part of the respondents 4 and 5, physically manhandling petitioner and her minor children and thus seeks for a direction to be given to the respondents 1 to 3 to provide adequate and effective protection to the life of the petitioner and her children.
2. The 4th respondent is the husband of the petitioner and the 5th respondent is her father in law. The case of the petitioner is that, there was frequent quarrel by the respondents 4 and 5 demanding dowry from the petitioner which could not be acceded to, as a result of which the petitioner and children were brutally manhandled by respondents 4 and 5. The offences committed by the concerned respondents were brought to the notice of the police then and there; but not effective action was W.P.(C) No.15587 of 2014 2 taken by the police. Reliance is sought to be placed on Exts.P1 to P4 wound certificates as to the ordeal which had to be faced by the petitioner and her brother. The Police is simply dancing to the tune of respondents 4 and 5 who are yielding much influence over them and hence the writ petition seeking for immediate interference.
3. The learned State Attorney submits on instructions that, the allegations raised against the Police are not at all correct. Immediately on obtaining the complaint, the matter was enquired into and a crime was registered against the accused. In furtherance to the subsequent complaint, yet another crime was registered as Crime No.2088 of 2014 under various offences before the Karunagappally police station and investigation is going on. It is stated that earnest efforts are being taken by the Police to complete the investigations and submit the charge sheet. It is also stated that the petitioner is residing in the very same address as of the respondents 4 and 5 and that there is no threat to the law and order situation.
Recording the submissions made by the learned State Attorney, the matter is disposed of, making it clear that, the W.P.(C) No.15587 of 2014 3 investigation of the concerned crimes shall be completed and appropriate steps shall be taken in accordance with law, if there is any threat to the law and order situation. No other directions are called for and the matter is closed accordingly.
MANJULA CHELLUR, CHIEF JUSTICE
P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON,
JUDGE.
sj 20/06