IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE KAUSER EDAPPAGATH TUESDAY, THE 4^TH DAY OF MARCH 2025 / 13TH PHALGUNA, 1946 WP(CRL.) NO. 1169 OF 2024 CRIME NO.626/2017 OF CHERUTHURUTHY POLICE STATION, THRISSUR PETITIONER:

T. SANTHAKUMARI AGED 66 YEARS, W/O K.RAMANKUTTY, GIREESH VIHAR, CHERPULASSERY, PALAKKAD, KERALA,, PIN - 680001 BY ADV M.SHAJNA RESPONDENTS:

1 STATE POLICE CHIEF POLICE HEAD QUARTERS, THRISSUR., PIN - 695001

2 DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE THRISSUR RANGE, OFFICE OF THE D.I.G OF POLICE, THRISSUR., PIN - 680003

3 SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE AYYANTHOLE, THRISSUR, (KALYAN NAGAR)., PIN - 680003

4 STATION HOUSE OFFICER CHERUTHURUTHY, POLICE STATION, THRISSUR DISTRICT., PIN - 679531 BY ADV ADVOCATE GENERAL OFFICE KERALA SREEJA V., SR. PP THIS WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04.03.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

J U D G M E N T

The petitioner is the mother of one Gireesh aged 39 years, who died due to drowning in the Asurankundu Dam near Cheruthuruthy in Thrissur District on 17/10/2017. The police registered a crime under Section 174 of Cr.P.C. in connection with the incident. After investigation, the