{"id":23279,"date":"2009-01-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-05T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/valsamma-vs-circle-inspector-of-police-ranny-on-6-january-2009"},"modified":"2015-04-09T08:53:57","modified_gmt":"2015-04-09T03:23:57","slug":"valsamma-vs-circle-inspector-of-police-ranny-on-6-january-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/valsamma-vs-circle-inspector-of-police-ranny-on-6-january-2009","title":{"rendered":"Valsamma vs Circle Inspector Of Police Ranny on 6 January, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Valsamma vs Circle Inspector Of Police Ranny on 6 January, 2009<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C).No. 33481 of 2008(J)\n\n\n1. VALSAMMA, 43 YEARS\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE RANNY ,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. S.I. OF POLICE, RANNY POLICE STATION\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.AJITH MURALI\n\n                For Respondent  :GOVERNMENT PLEADER\n\nThe Hon'ble the Acting Chief Justice MR.J.B.KOSHY\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON\n\n Dated :06\/01\/2009\n\n O R D E R\n                J.B. KOSHY, Ag. CHIEF JUSTICE &amp;\n                   P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, J.\n               ........................................................................\n                           W.P.(C) No.33481 OF 2008\n               .........................................................................\n                       Dated this the 6th January, 2009\n\n                                   J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p>KOSHY, Ag. CJ. :\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>      This Writ Petition is filed alleging police harassment.<\/p>\n<p>      2. A statement has been filed by the Circle Inspector of Police .<\/p>\n<p>It is stated that one complaint was received from one Sajeev and on<\/p>\n<p>that basis investigation was done.                        The petitioner has not been<\/p>\n<p>harassed by the police.\n<\/p>\n<p>      3. According to the petitioner, the allegations levelled in the<\/p>\n<p>complaint are only against one Ashraf, who is working in Gulf<\/p>\n<p>country.\n<\/p>\n<p>      We are not proposing to go in to the merits of the case.<\/p>\n<p>Investigation can be conducted by the police but only according to<\/p>\n<p>law. However, we make it clear that since the petitioner is a lady, if<\/p>\n<p>she is not an accused, she shall not be compelled to appear in the<\/p>\n<p>police station.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                                                            J.B. KOSHY,<br \/>\n                                                 ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                                 P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON,<br \/>\n                                                                  JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n<p>lk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Valsamma vs Circle Inspector Of Police Ranny on 6 January, 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C).No. 33481 of 2008(J) 1. VALSAMMA, 43 YEARS &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE RANNY , &#8230; Respondent 2. S.I. 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