{"id":29851,"date":"2008-02-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-02-18T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/n-saseedharan-vs-the-state-of-kerala-on-19-february-2008"},"modified":"2017-08-09T02:22:53","modified_gmt":"2017-08-08T20:52:53","slug":"n-saseedharan-vs-the-state-of-kerala-on-19-february-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/n-saseedharan-vs-the-state-of-kerala-on-19-february-2008","title":{"rendered":"N.Saseedharan vs The State Of Kerala on 19 February, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Kerala High Court<\/div>\n
N.Saseedharan vs The State Of Kerala on 19 February, 2008<\/div>\n
       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C) No. 468 of 2008(E)\n\n\n1. N.SASEEDHARAN, AGED 50 YEARS,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE,\n\n3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE,\n\n4. THE PRINCIPAL,\n\n5. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.K.G.RADHAKRISHNAN\n\n                For Respondent  :GOVERNMENT PLEADER\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice R.BASANT\n\n Dated :19\/02\/2008\n\n O R D E R\n                                R. BASANT, J.\n\n                       - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -\n\n                       W.P(C).No. 468  of   2008  E\n\n                       - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -\n\n               Dated this the 19th day of  February, 2008\n\n\n                                  JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n
       This petition is filed by the father of a 13 year old boy, who<\/p>\n
died   on   26.9.2007   under   very   unfortunate   circumstances.     The<\/p>\n
petitioner has come to this Court with a prayer  for  invoking the<\/p>\n
powers under Article 226 of the   Constitution to direct a proper<\/p>\n
investigation  to be conducted.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
       2.   The sequence of events can be summarized as follows.<\/p>\n
The   petitioner’s   child,   a   13   year   old   boy,   was   a   student   of   the<\/p>\n
local school.   On 26.9.2007 he had gone to the school as usual.<\/p>\n
Till   3   p.m.   he   was   available   in   the   school.     His   personal<\/p>\n
belongings  like school bag, etc.  continued to be available in the<\/p>\n
school.     Later   on  that   afternoon  some   children   had indulged   in<\/p>\n
throwing   stones   at   a   lemon   tree   near   the   school.     While   the<\/p>\n
children threw stones, one stone   unfortunately went and hit on<\/p>\n
the headlight of a car, which was parked there.  The car belonged<\/p>\n
to a local trader, who was running the same as a taxi.   Children<\/p>\n
W.P(C).No. 468  of   2008<\/p>\n
                                              2<\/span><\/p>\n
naturally   got   panicky   and   they   ran   helter   skelter.     The   Peon   of   the<\/p>\n
school   allegedly   conveyed   information   to   the   driver   of   the   car,   who<\/p>\n
came to the scene of the crime.  He gathered information that the stone<\/p>\n
in question  which caused the damage to his car was thrown by the son<\/p>\n
of the petitioner.   He went to the petitioner and   said that the son was<\/p>\n
not traceable and made complaint to the father.  The father came back<\/p>\n
to the school.  The child was missing.  The teachers and other students<\/p>\n
also   searched   for     the   child.     But   he   was   found   missing.     His<\/p>\n
belongings were in the school.   No one   could get any clue about the<\/p>\n
disappearance of the child.   It was assumed that the child was out of<\/p>\n
fear and feeling of guilt hiding without coming into the open.<\/p>\n
       3.    But later in the night the child did not return to the petitioner.<\/p>\n
The petitioner and the members of the family became panicky.   They<\/p>\n
made   enquiries,   but   the   child   could   not   be   traced.     An   F.I.R.   was<\/p>\n
registered under the caption ‘man missing’ as Crime No. 536 of 2007 at<\/p>\n
the  local   police   station   on   27.9.2007,   the   next   day.     In   the   F.I.R.   no<\/p>\n
allegations were raised against any one.  In the course of investigation<\/p>\n
of  that  crime the body of the deceased  child  was recovered  from the<\/p>\n
W.P(C).No. 468  of   2008<\/p>\n
                                             3<\/span><\/p>\n
river on 28.9.2007.  Careful examination of the premises of the school<\/p>\n
led to an inference that the child must have slipped and fallen into the<\/p>\n
river   from   the   side   of   the   school   property.     Investigation   continued.<\/p>\n
The   police   is   gravitating   to   the   conclusion   that   death   must   have<\/p>\n
occurred accidentally when the child ran away in fear and with a sense<\/p>\n
of guilt after the stone thrown by him hit the car in question.  The other<\/p>\n
children  had  also  run  away.   The petitioner’s  son who  also  ran  away<\/p>\n
may   have   accidentally   fallen   into   the   river.     This   appears   to   be   the<\/p>\n
conclusion which the police is coming to in the course of investigation.<\/p>\n
Final report has not been filed yet.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
       4.  The petitioner has come to this Court with a grievance that the<\/p>\n
police   is   not   conducting   a   proper   investigation.     The   petitioner<\/p>\n
entertains   an   apprehension   that   the   driver   of   the   car   must   have<\/p>\n
threatened, intimidated and chased his son, who fell into the river.  The<\/p>\n
driver,   who   knew   that   the   child   had   fallen,   must   have   deliberately<\/p>\n
suppressed   the   information   and     his   omission   to   render   timely<\/p>\n
assistance to the child is now proved to be fatal.  He did not inform the<\/p>\n
school   authorities   or   the   petitioner   or   make   any   attempt   to   save   the<\/p>\n
W.P(C).No. 468  of   2008<\/p>\n
                                             4<\/span><\/p>\n
child.     In   these   circumstances   it   is   alleged   that       doubts   which   have<\/p>\n
arisen about the contumacious involvement of the driver of the car is<\/p>\n
not   removed   by   a   proper   investigation.     The   petitioner   prays   that   a<\/p>\n
proper investigation may be directed to be conducted.<\/p>\n
       5.  The learned Prosecutor submits that the investigators have left<\/p>\n
no stone unturned   to unravel  the truth  behind the disappearance and<\/p>\n
death of the petitioner’s child.   All the children have been questioned.<\/p>\n
The teachers and the Headmaster  have been questioned.  The peon of<\/p>\n
the   school,   who   conveyed   information   about   the   breaking   of   the<\/p>\n
headlight of the car by stone thrown by the children to the car driver,<\/p>\n
has  also been examined.   The car driver as well as his relatives  have<\/p>\n
also been examined.   The petitioner was also examined.   The learned<\/p>\n
Prosecutor submits that even after conducting a bonafide and efficient<\/p>\n
investigation nothing has been discovered to infer that the driver of the<\/p>\n
car   had   any   contumacious   responsibility   for   the   unfortunate<\/p>\n
disappearance of the child or his eventual death.  The case diary reveals<\/p>\n
that the probable spot from which the child fell into the river has been<\/p>\n
identified   by   taking   note   of   the   damage   suffered   by   the   plants,<\/p>\n
W.P(C).No. 468  of   2008<\/p>\n
                                              5<\/span><\/p>\n
vegetation etc.  in that part  of the school compound abutting the river.<\/p>\n
The   learned   Prosecutor   submits   that   the   investigation   conducted   has<\/p>\n
not revealed the complicity of the driver of the car or any other person.<\/p>\n
Though   the   petitioner   who   did   not   make   any   such   allegation   earlier,<\/p>\n
now makes an allegation that the driver of the car had chased the child<\/p>\n
and had made him run in the direction from where the child could have<\/p>\n
fallen   into   the   river,     no   such   allegations   are   earlier   raised.     No<\/p>\n
indications appear to be available to conclude that when the driver after<\/p>\n
getting information about the damage suffered by his car came to the<\/p>\n
car and the school the child was available  for the driver to talk to him<\/p>\n
to intimidate or threaten him.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
       6.  The final report has not been filed.   I shall at this early stage<\/p>\n
not express any final opinion.  Suffice it to say, after having considered<\/p>\n
the   averments   in   the   writ   petition   and   the   arguments   of   the   learned<\/p>\n
counsel for the petitioner and the learned Prosecutor and after perusing<\/p>\n
the   case   diary   in   this   case,     I   am   not   persuaded   to   agree   that   any<\/p>\n
specific   direction   can   or   need   be   issued   regarding   the   conduct   of<\/p>\n
investigation   in   this   case.     The   Investigator   must   be   permitted   to<\/p>\n
W.P(C).No. 468  of   2008<\/p>\n
                                          6<\/span><\/p>\n
complete the investigation and file the final report without any further<\/p>\n
or   specific   directions   except   that   the   Investigator   must   conduct   and<\/p>\n
complete   an exhaustive  investigation  and report   his   conclusions  to<\/p>\n
the   authorities   concerned   who   must   consider   the   same   and   pass<\/p>\n
appropriate  orders.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
       7.  With the above observations, this Writ Petition is dismissed.<\/p>\n
                                                      (R. BASANT)<\/p>\n
                                                           Judge<\/p>\n
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Kerala High Court N.Saseedharan vs The State Of Kerala on 19 February, 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C) No. 468 of 2008(E) 1. N.SASEEDHARAN, AGED 50 YEARS, … Petitioner Vs 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY … Respondent 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, 4. 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