Venugopalan K vs The State Of Kerala
2021 Latest Caselaw 21709 Ker

               IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                               PRESENT
                 THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.HARIPAL
    TUESDAY, THE 2ND DAY OF NOVEMBER 2021 / 11TH KARTHIKA, 1943
                       WP(C) NO. 20104 OF 2021
PETITIONERS:

    1     VENUGOPALAN K.
          AGED 61 YEARS
          S/O RAMAR KURUPPU,
          THEJAS (H),
          MANNUR, KOZHIKODE-673328.

    2     SUDHEER T.S
          AGED 50 YEARS
          S/O CHAYICHAN,
          THANNATTU HOUSE,
          SREEPURI ROAD,
          MANNUR, KOZHIKODE-673328.

    3     BALAKRISHNAN,
          PARANGODAN
          AGED 63 YEARS
          PANDIYIL THARA HOUSE,
          MANNUR VALAVU, KOZHIKODE-673328.

    4     LASITHA V.G.
          AGED 49 YEARS
          W/O DINESHAN NAIR, MANIYAKATH VEEDU,
          ANUKKATHIRUTHINILAM,
          MANNUR P.O, KOZHIKODE-673328.

    5     VASU K.
          AGED 74 YEARS
          SANILA NIVAS, ETTAMKANDANILAM,
          MANNUR P.O, KOZHIKODE-673328.

          BY ADVS.SRINATH GIRISH
                  P.JERIL BABU


RESPONDENTS:

    1     THE STATE OF KERALA
          REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY,
          HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT,
          THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001.
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    2     THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE
          KOZHIKODE CITY,
          MANACHIRA, KOZHIKODE-673001.

    3     THE DIG OF POLICE (KOZHIKODE NORTH)
          NADAKKAVU, KOZHIKODE-673011.

    4     THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER
          FEROKE POLICE STATION,
          FEROKE, KOZHIKODE-673631.

    5     THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER
          NALLALAM POLICE STATION,
          NALLALAM, KOZHIKODE-673027.

    6     THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER
          NADAKKAVU POLICE STATION,
          PANTHEERANKAVU, MANNUR P.O,
          KOZHIKODE-673011.

    7     THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER
          PANTHEERANKAVU POLICE STATION,
          PANTHEERANKAVU, KOZHIKODE-673019.

    8     KODISH NIDHI PVT. LTD
          MANNUR VALAVU, MANNUR P.O,
          KOZHIKODE-673328.

    9     ABDULLA KUTTY C.P.
          AGED 43 YEARS
          S/O MUHAMMED,
          MANAGING DIRECTOR,
          KODISH NIDHI PRIVATE LIMITED,
          CHOLAKKAPARAMBIL HOUSE,
          VELIYAMTHODE, CHANDAKKUNNU P.O,
          NILAMBU DESOM,
          NILAMBUR TALUK,
          MALAPPURAM.679329.

          R1 TO R7 BY SMT. C.SEENA, GOVERNMENT PLEADER


     THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
02.11.2021, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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                                 JUDGMENT

The limited prayer of the petitioners is to direct the first

respondent to entrust the investigation into the numerous cases

registered against respondents 8 and 9, including 100 cases

mentioned in Exts.P8 to P10 with the Crime Branch or by an

officer not below the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police.

2. Pursuant to the direction, the Commissioner of

Police, Kozhikode City has filed a statement. He has stated in the

statement as follows:-

"In order to accelerate the investigation into Kodish Nidhi Ltd scam, investigation of all the 100 cases registered at Kozhikode City Police Jurisdiction against Kodish Nidhi Ltd were transferred to District Crime Branch Kozhikode City as per order No. D4/51340/2021/CC dated 30.09.2021."

Recording the above submission, the writ petition is

closed.

SD/-

K.HARIPAL

JUDGE

DCS/02.11.2021

APPENDIX

PETITIONER'S ANNEXURE

EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE DEPOSIT RECEIPT NO.656 DATED 6/6/2020 FOR RS 1,00,000/- ISSUED BY THE 8TH RESPONDENT TO THE 1ST PETITIONER.

EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF THE DEPOSIT RECEIPT NO.243 DATED 10.12.2019 FOR RS 60,000/- ISSUED BY THE 8TH RESPONDENT TO THE 2ND PETITIONER.

EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF THE DEPOSIT RECEIPT NO.98 DATED 25.11.2019 FOR RS 2,00,000/- ISSUED BY THE 8TH RESPONDENT TO THE 3RD PETITIONER.

EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF A CLIPPING OF A NEWSPAPER REPORT IN THE MALAYALA MANORAMA DAILY REGARDING THE KODISH NIDHI SCAM.

EXHIBIT P5 TRUE COPY OF FIR NO.52/2021 DATED 14.1.2021 OF THE FEROKE POLICE STATION IN RESPECT OF THE COMPLAINT FILED BY THE 1ST PETITIONER.

EXHIBIT P6 TRUE COPY OF FIR NO.51/2021 DATED 17\4.01.2021 OF THE FEROKE POLICE STATION IN RESPECT OF THE COMPLAINT FILED BY THE 2ND PETITIONER.

EXHIBIT P7 TRUE COPY OF FIR NO.126/2021 DATED 04.02.2021 OF THE FEROKE POLICE STATION IN RESPECT OF THE COMPLAINT FILED BY THE 2ND PETITIONER.

EXHIBIT P8 TRUE COPY OF THE INFORMATION DATED 15.3.2021 RECEIVED BY THE 1ST PETITIONER FROM THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER, FEROKE POLICE STATION.

EXHIBIT P9 TRUE COPY OF THE INFORMATION DATED 27.3.2021 RECEIVED BY THE 1ST PETITIONER FROM THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER, NALLALAM POLICE STATION.

EXHIBIT P10 TRUE COPY OF THE INFORMATION DATED 16.4.2021 RECEIVED BY THE 1ST PETITIONER FROM THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER, NADAKKAVU POLICE STATION.

EXHIBIT P11 TRUE COPY OF THE LOOKOUT NOTICE ISSUED AGAINST THE 9TH RESPONDENT BY THE NALLALAM POLICE STATION.

EXHIBIT P12 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 28/7/2021 SUBMITTED BY PETITIONERS 1-3 BEFORE THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, KOZHIKODE.

EXHIBIT P13 TRUE COPY OF THE MEMORANDUM OF BAIL APPLICATION DATED 24.05.2021 IN BAIL APPLICATION NO.4339/2021 FILED BY THE 9TH RESPONDENT.