IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
WP(C).No. 8115 of 2010(Q)
1. M.BALASUBRAMANIOM, AGED 67 YEARS
... Petitioner
2. PADMAJA BALASUBRAMANIOM, AGED 51 YEARS
Vs
1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY
... Respondent
2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE
3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ALAPPUZHA
4. THE DEPUTY SUEPRINTENDENT OF POLICE
5. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE
6. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE
7. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE
8. MADANAN K.G, S/O.GANGADHARAN
9. JOSE P.S, S/O.JOSHUVA, AGED 28 YEARS
10. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY
For Petitioner :SRI.K.P.RAMACHANDRAN
For Respondent : No Appearance
The Hon'ble MR. Justice V.RAMKUMAR
Dated :04/06/2010
O R D E R
V. RAMKUMAR, J.
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W.P.(c).No.8115 of 2010
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Dated:04.06.2010
JUDGMENT
Petitioners, who are the parents of a 17 year old boy who was
killed in a road traffic accident at about 5.30.p.m on 26.1.2001 on
the Cherthala-Ernakulam Highway , inter alia, seeks a direction to
hand over the investigation of Crime No.902/2009 of Cherthala
Police Station to the Crime Branch of Police represented by the 7th
respondent herein.
2. The learned Government Pleader on instructions submitted
that the investigation of the case is almost over and the Police will
be filing a final report charge-sheeting the accused persons before
the appropriate court shortly.
3. The said submission is recorded. In case the petitioners
have surviving grievance either with regard to the investigation or
with regard to the offences or with regard to the accused persons
who are being charge-sheeted, they can move the concerned
Magistrate for appropriate directions in the light of the decision in
Sakiri Vasu v. State of U.P and others. (2008(1) KLT 724 SC).
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They can also move the Magistrate for further investigation, in
case the investigation conducted by the local police is incomplete
or unsatisfactory.
This writ petition is disposed of leaving the petitioners
to seek any of the aforesaid remedies.
V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE
sj