IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 25TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 4TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(Crl.).No. 537 of 2011(S) --------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- THULASIDAS.G,S/O.LATE GOPINATHAN NAIR, DWARAKA,KANICHUKULANGARA,CHERTHALA,ALAPPUZHA, NOW RESIDING AT SHARON NEST,2D,SARIKA LANE, VAZHAKKALA,KAKKANAD,ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.SAIBY JOSE KIDANGOOR SRI.BENNY ANTONY PAREL MRS.S.SREELAKSHMY RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA,REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE,AMBALAPUZHA POLICE STATION,AMBALAPPUZHA -688561. 3. VENUGOPALA KAIMAL,VENUGEETHAM, KARIMADY.P.O,AMBALAPUZHA,ALAPPUZHA -688561. 4. PRAMEELADEVI,W/O.VENUGOPALA KAIMAL, VENUGEETHAM,KARIMADY.P.O,AMBALAPPUZHA, ALAPPUZHA-688561. R1, R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.R.PADMARAJ THIS WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 25/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN & C.T.RAVIKUMAR, JJ. ---------------------------------------- W.P(Crl).No.537 of 2011 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 25th day of November, 2011 JUDGMENT Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, J. The petitioner married the daughter of respondents 3 and 4. They have a child. We have read the writ petition. Now, it is also stated that the petitioner's wife has filed a complaint invoking the provisions of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. Learned counsel for the petitioner says that if his client has an opportunity to interact with the alleged detenue, the matter would be sorted out since he has apprehension as to whether his wife is being guided or instigated by others against him. We think that the learned Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, before whom the complaint of the petitioner's wife comes up, would well be within jurisdiction to have counselling or other modes as may be found necessary, if the parties could be persuaded to settle their disputes. The petitioner can proceed to make such request. We are sure that WPCR.537/11 2 he can even utilise this judgment, to bring it to the learned Magistrate to show that such a request was made to this Court. Subject to the above, we do not find much in this writ petition. It is accordingly closed. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN Judge Sd/- C.T.RAVIKUMAR Judge kkb.26/11.