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. 209 of 2008(S) --------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ LILLY BABU, W/O.BABU, ADIYAMATTATHIL HOUSE, POOTHRIKA, AIKARANADU SOUTH VILLAGE, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.C.K.AJAYAKUMAR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. PAREED, S/O.NOT KNOWN, AGED ABOUT 60, KARUMAKATTU HOUSE, PALLIKARA, AMBALAMPADY JUNCTION, KIZHAKAMBALAM, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 2. SHIHAB, S/O.PAREED, AGED ABOUT 32, KARUMAKATTU HOUSE, PALLIKARA, AMBALAMPADY JUNCTION, KIZHAKAMBALAM, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 3. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PUTHENCRUZ POLICE STATION, CHOONDY, PUTHENCRUZ, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT AND REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.TPM.IBRAHIM KHAN FOR R1 SRI.M.A.SHAFIK FOR R1 GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SMT.M.K.PUSHPALATHA FOR R3 THIS WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 01/07/2008,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R.RAMAN & T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JJ. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ W.P.(Crl).No.209 of 2008-S ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Dated this the 1st day of July, 2008 J U D G M E N T RAMAN, J. Petitioner is a house wife and has two daughters. It is alleged that her elder daughter who was working in a computer firm at Ernakulam was forcibly taken away by the second respondent on 23/05/2008 and that she is under his illegal custody. It is also alleged that the second respondent is already married and have two children. He belongs to Muslim community. 2. Pursuant to the notice issued, parties appeared before us. We interacted with the alleged detenue. She stated that she went on her own accord with the second respondent and has married him and now they are residing together. 3. It is stated by the learned Government Pleader that on the previous occasion also, based on the complaint by the alleged detenue's father, the alleged detenue was produced before the Judicial Magistrate Court, Kolenchery, and she was set free. We have also given an opportunity to the petitioner and her husband to talk with the alleged detenue for sometime and, thereafter, again we took up the matter. The alleged detenue is a major. Since she W.P.(Crl).NO.209/2008 -:2:- has stated that she is not under illegal custody, further direction is not called for. She is set free. Writ petition is closed. P.R.RAMAN, Judge T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, Judge ms