Subramonian Poti, J. -One Sri Muraleekrishna Das, Superintendent of Police, Crime Branch, now under suspension, has filed this petition against the Inspector General of Police of the State of Kerala praying that this court may take proceedings for perjury against him under S.340 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The charge of perjury is levelled against the Inspector General of Police in connection with some statements made by him in the counter-affidavits filed in O. P. No. 1141 of 1977, a petition for Habeas Corpus filed by one Sri -Eachara Warrier complaining that his son Rajan arrested from the Regional Engineering College, Calicut on 1st March 1976 was detained by police and this court may direct production of Rajan in court. Though the respondents to the petition denied that Rajan had been arrested or had been taken into the custody of the police, this court found that he had been taken by the officers of the police to an investigation camp set up at Kakkayam. As Inspector General of Police of the State the second respondent had been it pleaded and writ was issued against him too Later respondents 1, 2 and 4 in that case filed affidavits admitting that Rajan had