IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 9TH JUNE 2008 / 19TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(Crl.).No. 179 of 2008(S) --------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ V.M.NOUFAL, S/O.LATE MAMMUKUTTY, VALIYAVEETTIL HOUSE, AZAD ROAD, KALOOR, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.I.ABDUL RASHEED RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA REP.BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVT.SECRETARIATE, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, TOWN NORTH POLICE STATION, ERNAKULAM. ' 3. LINULAL, S/O.MOHANLAL, LAL BHAVAN, ATIKAVALA, PONKUNNAM, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. R1 & R2 BY G.P. SMT. M.K. PUSHPALATHA THIS WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 09/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX EXT.P1-TRUE COPY OF COMPLAINT DATED 29.5.2008 // TRUE COPY // P.S. TO JUDGE P.R.Raman & T.R. Ramachandran Nair, JJ. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(Crl.) No.179 of 2008-S - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 9th day of June, 2008. JUDGMENT Raman, J. Alleging that the petitioner's daughter who was studying for her 1st year B.A. Degree course at St. Theresa's College, Ernakulam was found missing since 27.5.2008 at about 1 p.m. and complaining that in spite of the written complaint made before the second respondent no action was taken, this writ petition is filed. It was also alleged that it is reliably learnt that the girl was kidnapped by the third respondent. 2. Pursuant to the direction issued by this court, the police searched and found out the girl and the boy and the girl is produced before us today. We interacted with the girl. She submitted that she left the college and went along with the third respondent on her own accord. Further, she submitted that she is a major and now undergoing her studies in St. Theresa's College, Ernakulam for 2nd year degree course. She also submitted that she has realised the mistake and now she wants to go along with her parents. This is recorded. Accordingly, the detenue is allowed to go, as wished by her, along W.P.Cr.179/2008 -2- with her parents. The writ petition is closed. ( P.R.Raman, Judge.) (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/