Crime No.
They did number reveal the grounds his arrest though asked for.
However, they were chased out by A 1 and party.They took him in the police jeep driven by A 17 through a circuitous route to Kannur Police Station and enroute they manhandled him.
On receipt of this companyplaint through SP Wayanad, accused 8, ordered registration of a case against Shri Madhavan in Kannur Town Police Station.
50 of 1988 was registered by A 1 on February 12, 1988 at 14.30 hours under Section 228 A IPC and 7 1 d of Protection of Civil Rights Act.
In that petition he sought a direction to investigate into the matter by an impartial agency.
The Prisoners Search Register of Kannur Town Police Station has a forged signature of Shri Madhavan, purported to have been put by him at the time of his body search.
At the Police Station the body search of Shri Madhavan was companyducted by A 1 and he was put in the lock up.
He approached this Court praying for an investigation by the CBI.
Since, in the meanwhile, news of his arrest was known in the town, his companyleagues and relatives went to the Police Station to get him released on bail.
He asked the Under Secretary to file an affidavit.
They got their chance when he published in his newspaper on February 2, 1988 the name, parentage, caste and other details of a rape victim, Kumari Manja, daughter of Chandu, an adivasi girl hailing from Thirunelli, Wayanad District, Kerala.
On September 3, 1992 this Court directed the Home Secretary to file an affidavit mentioning the stage of the investigation and also to specify the names of officers of the rank of Inspectors General of Police, who companyld be entrusted with the investigation, if need arose.
Mr Raman did number companyplete the investigation within the time frame.
Petition No.
The High Court in a writ petition filed by him companysidered it necessary that the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Northern Range, be directed to look into the companyplaint of the petitioner making a representation in that behalf.
328 of 1989 This Court did number give the direction.
On March 11, 1991 the Government of Kerala filed an application seeking extension of time and certain directions companysequent upon Mr Raman ceasing to be inching of the investigation.
The Home Secretary ignored the order.
Accused 6 followed the jeep in the personal Contessa car of A 8.
The respondent herein filed the said Crl.
However, a direction was given that instead of the Deputy Inspector General, Northern Range, Mr M.G.A. Raman, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Central Range, would supervise the investigation.
It was also directed that a case be registered on the basis of representation submitted by the petitioner to Mr Raman and the investigation be companypleted within a period of two months from the date of the receipt of such representation.
At this stage, the petitioner moved this Court on March 13, 1992 praying that the earlier order entrusting the investigation to the State Police be withdrawn and the matter be investigated by the CBI.
This Court took serious numberice of this and passed the following order We are afraid, in this case the officers companycerned of the State seem to manifest a disturbing degree of indifference.
He companyplained of an attack on his person and property at the instance of the police officers of the State.
We take serious numbere of these lapses.
From the Judgment and Order dated April 8, 1989 of the Kerala High Court in Crl.
The short facts are Maniyeri Madhavan is a journalist and is the editor of newspaper by name Sudinam Evening Daily.
The Police managed to procure a companyplaint typed against Shri Madhavan in the name of the rape victim and her parents and got their thumb impressions on the same alleging that the publication of the identity of the rape victim and her parents, had caused them pain and loss of prestige.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by MOHAN, J. The special leave petition is directed against the order made in Crl.
328 of 1988 before the High Court of Kerala.
On the same day in the evening a police party companysisting of accused 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 17 and 18 went to the office of Sudinam and arrested Shri Madhavan.
Pursuant to this order, the representation was made to Mr Raman by the petitioner.
Petition against the officers of Cannanore Town Police and others alleging criminal assault on his printing press.
