{"id":240490,"date":"2008-09-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-18T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/podiyamma-vs-the-superintendent-of-police-on-19-september-2008"},"modified":"2019-03-03T22:28:54","modified_gmt":"2019-03-03T16:58:54","slug":"podiyamma-vs-the-superintendent-of-police-on-19-september-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/podiyamma-vs-the-superintendent-of-police-on-19-september-2008","title":{"rendered":"Podiyamma vs The Superintendent Of Police on 19 September, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Podiyamma vs The Superintendent Of Police on 19 September, 2008<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C).No. 9655 of 2004(Y)\n\n\n1. PODIYAMMA, AGED 45,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE,\n\n3. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE,\n\n4. THE HOME SECRETARY,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.G.SREEKUMAR (CHELUR)\n\n                For Respondent  : No Appearance\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice KURIAN JOSEPH\n\n Dated :19\/09\/2008\n\n O R D E R\n                         KURIAN JOSEPH, J.\n               ----------------------------------------------\n                    W.P.(C) No.9655 of 2004\n               ----------------------------------------------\n                 Dated 19th September, 2008.\n                            J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p>           The writ petition is filed mainly with the following<\/p>\n<p>prayers :-\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>                       &#8220;(1) To issue a writ in the nature of mandamus or<br \/>\n          any other appropriate writ order or direction commanding the<br \/>\n          respondents to conduct a detailed investigation into the death of<br \/>\n          late John in suspicious circumstances at the Moolamcode Divine<br \/>\n          Retreat Centre near Pattikad in Thrissur district and submit a<br \/>\n          report before this Hon&#8217;ble court concerning the same.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>                       (2) In the alternative to issue a writ in the nature of<br \/>\n          mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or direction<br \/>\n          commanding the 4th respondent to constitute a separate body to<br \/>\n          conduct investigation or direct the handing over of the<br \/>\n          investigation to the crime branch department concerning the<br \/>\n          death of late John in suspicious circumstances as mentioned<br \/>\n          above&#8221;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In view of the decision of the Supreme Court in <a href=\"\/doc\/1836621\/\">Sakiri Vasu v.<\/p>\n<p>State of U.P. and Others<\/a> (2008(2) KHC 13), it is for the<\/p>\n<p>petitioner to approach the Magistrate of competent jurisdiction, in<\/p>\n<p>which case, the investigation can be continued under the<\/p>\n<p>supervision of the said court.\n<\/p>\n<p>           The writ petition is disposed of as above.<\/p>\n<p>                                            KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n<p>tgs<\/p>\n<p>                KURIAN JOSEPH, J<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-\n<\/p>\n<p>           W.P.(C) No.9655 of 2004\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>                  J U D G M E N T<\/p>\n<p>         Dated 19th September, 2008.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Podiyamma vs The Superintendent Of Police on 19 September, 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C).No. 9655 of 2004(Y) 1. PODIYAMMA, AGED 45, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, &#8230; Respondent 2. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, 3. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, 4. 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