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 1ST JULY 2008 / 10TH ASHADHA 1930 WP(Crl.).No. 226 of 2008(S) --------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ PRABHUKUMAR, S/O. RAGHAVAN, AGED 53, PRABHU SADANAM, KOMALAPURAM, AVALOOKUNNU.P.O, ALAPPUZHA-6. BY ADV. SRI.S.SANAL KUMAR SMT.BHAVANA VELAYUDHAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ALAPPUZHA. 2. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, NORTH POLICE STATION, ALAPPUZHA. 3. SOMJITH @ KANNAN, S/O. SOMAN, DEVASWOM CHIRA, KUPPAPPURAM.P.O, ALAPPUZHA. 4. SOMAN, DEVASWOM CHIRA, KUPPAPPURAM.P.O, ALAPPUZHA. 5. SHEELA, W/O. SOMAN, DEVASWOM CHIRA, KUPPAPPURAM.P.O, ALAPPUZHA. R1 & R2 BY G.P. SMT. M.K. PUSHPALATHA BY ADV. SRI.CHERIYAN KURUVILLA FOR R3-5 SRI.V.SATHEESH FOR R3-5 THIS WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 01/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX NIL /TRUE COPY / P.S. TO JUDGE P.R.Raman & T.R. Ramachandran Nair, JJ. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(Crl.) No. 226 of 2008-S - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 1st day of July, 2008. JUDGMENT Raman, J. R. Prabhukumar, father of the alleged detenue by name Pravitha, aged 21 years, complains that his daughter is found missing since 9.6.2008. Though a complaint was made and Crime No.343/2008 was registered by North Police Station, Alappuzha, the detenue could not be found out. Hence, this writ petition. 2. Pursuant to the notice issued, the parties appeared before us. Respondent No.3 is one Somjith who is the son of respondent Nos.4 and 5. Admittedly, the detenue is a major, aged 21 years. Somjith is also a major but is under the age of 21 years. We interacted with the alleged detenue. She told us that she went of her own accord with respondent No.3 and now she is residing with respondent Nos.3 to 5. 3. The report submitted by the Circle Inspector of Police, Alappuzha is to the effect that enquiries made by him reveals that the marriage between respondent No.3 and the alleged detenue was solemnised in a temple at Punnapra, Alappuzha on 11.6.2008 with the knowledge and presence of WPCR 226/2008 -2- friends and others. 4. We are not deciding in this writ proceedings, the validity or otherwise of the marriage so performed. Since the alleged detenue is a major who stated before us that she is not under illegal custody, no further direction can be issued in this writ petition. We let her free. The writ petition is closed. ( P.R.Raman, Judge.) (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/