2025:KER:26571 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE KAUSER EDAPPAGATH THURSDAY, THE 27TH DAY OF MARCH 2025 / 6TH CHAITHRA, 1947 WP(CRL.) NO. 270 OF 2025 PETITIONER: SHEEJA BABY S AGED 49 YEARS W/O. VIKRAMAN CHEMBARATHI PLAVILA VEEDU INJIVILA, PARASSALA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695502 BY ADVS. S.KRISHNA GOVIND R. RESPONDENTS: 1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOME, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001 2 STATE POLICE CHIEF POLICE HEAD QUARTERS, VAZHUTHAKKAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695014 3 THE DISTRICT POLICE CHIEF THIRUVANANTHAPURAM RURAL, PMG, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695033 4 THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE PARASSALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695502 5 THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE 2025:KER:26571 W.P.(CRL) NO.270 OF 2025 2 PARASSALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695502 6 SOBY ANTO W/O ANTO, RC STREET 6/95, VILAVANCODE TALUK KALIYIKKAVILA P.O., KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT, PIN - 629163 7 MANI NAGARAJAN VELLALLAR MELE THERUVU VEEDU, NEAR NEHA MATCHING CENTRE READYMADE SHOP, POLICE STATION ROAD, PARVATHIPURAM, NAGERCOIL, KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT, PIN - 629003 BY ADV. SRI.M.P. PRASANTH, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27.03.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 2025:KER:26571 W.P.(CRL) NO.270 OF 2025 3 JUDGMENT The petitioner is the defacto complainant in Crime No. 1420/2024 of Parassala Police Station, Thiruvananthapuram The case is now being investigated by the 5th respondent. The petitioner is dissatisfied with the investigation conducted by the 5th respondent. Hence, she has approached this Court with a prayer to hand over the investigation of Crime No.1420/2024 of Parassala Police Station to an officer not below the rank of DYSP or to the Crime Branch wing of the Kerala Police. 2. I have heard Sri. S. Krishna, the learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri. M.P. Prasanth the learned Public Prosecutor. 3. Having heard both sides, this Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DYSP), Neyyattinkara to supervise the investigation. After the investigation, the 3rd respondent shall submit a 2025:KER:26571 W.P.(CRL) NO.270 OF 2025 4 draft final report before the DYSP. Only after getting his approval, it shall be filed before the jurisdictional Magistrate. The 3rd respondent is directed to communicate this judgment to the DYSP, Neyyattinkara. Sd/- DR. KAUSER EDAPPAGATH JUDGE BR 2025:KER:26571 W.P.(CRL) NO.270 OF 2025 5 APPENDIX OF WP(CRL.) 270/2025 PETITIONER’S EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 A TRUE COPY OF C.M.P NO. 6492 OF 2024 ON THE FILES OF JUDICIAL FIRST-CLASS MAGISTRATE COURT - II, NEYYATTINKARA Exhibit P2 A TRUE COPY OF FIR IN CRIME NO. 1420 OF 2024 OF PARASSALA POLICE STATION DATED 02.12.2024 Exhibit P3 A TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE STATE POLICE CHIEF DATED 18.02.2025 RESPONDENTS’ EXHIBITS: NIL