IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 26TH AUGUST 2008 / 4TH BHADRA 1930 WP(Crl.).No. 293 of 2008(S) --------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ R. LAL, AGED 28, S/O. C. RANGASWAMY ACHARI, T.C. 39/1776, NEELA BHAVAN, YAMUNA NAGAR III STREET, H. NO. 85, MANACAUD.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.D.KISHORE RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, FORT POLICE STATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, FORT POLICE STATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. JAYAKRISHNAN, HOUSE NO.87, YAMUNA NAGAR III STREET, MANACAD.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. RAJESH, HOUSE NO. 87, YAMUNA NAGAR III STREET, MANACAD.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 & R2 BY G.P. SMT. M.K. PUSHPALATHA BY ADV. SRI.V.AJAKUMAR FOR R3 & R4 THIS WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 26/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX EXT.P1-TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DATED 21.8.2004 SUBMITTED BEFORE R1. // TRUE COPY // P.S. TO JUDGE P.R.Raman & T.R. Ramachandran Nair, JJ. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(Crl.) No.293 of 2008-S - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 26th day of August, 2008. JUDGMENT Raman, J. The petitioner alleges that he was living with the daughter of the third respondent whom he has married on 19.8.2008 according to the customary rites. But on 20.8.2008 respondents 3 and 4 forcibly abducted the petitioner's wife and she is now under illegal custody. Hence, this writ petition. 2. Pursuant to the notice issued, the parties appeared. We interacted with the alleged detenu. She has stated that though she eloped with the petitioner, later the petitioner himself took her back to her father's residence. Now she is residing with her parents. She stated that her parents had promised to arrange for her marriage and now she is not under the illegal custody of anybody. She wants to go with her parents. She being a major and stated that she wants to go with her parents, no further reliefs can be granted in this writ petition. The writ petition is closed. ( P.R.Raman, Judge.) (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.)