JUDGMENT :

ALEXANDER THOMAS, J.

The prayers in the instant Writ Petition (Crl) are as follows:

“i) Issue a writ of certiorari or any other appropriate writ or order calling for records leading to Exhibit P1 and P5 and quash the same;

ii) Issue any other order as this Hon’ble court deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case and also that are prayed for during the pendency of the WP(C) ;

iii) Dispense with the filing of translation of Vernacular Documents.”

2. Heard Sri.P.M.Manoj, the learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri.K.A. Anas, the learned Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents.

3. The petitioner herein is aggrieved by the impugned Exhibit P1 order dated 19.8.2022, issued by 3rd respondent-The Deputy Inspector General of Police [for short ‘DIG’], whereby the petitioner has been restrained from entering into the territorial limits of Malappuram District for a period of one year from the date of receipt of the said order, by exercising the powers under Section 15(1)(a) of the Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 2007 [for short ‘KAAP Act’].

4. The brief facts leading to the issuance of the aforesaid Writ proceedings are hereunder:

Six crimes ha