IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.B.KOSHY & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 2ND MARCH 2007 / 11TH PHALGUNA 1928 WP(Crl.).No. 41 of 2007(S) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ VINAYAN BANADICT, AGED 24, S/O. P.M. BANADICT, POLLAYIL HOUSE, ARTHUNKAL, CHERTHALA TALUK, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.T.K.VENUGOPALAN SRI.SHIBU JOSEPH RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. ANIE MATHEW, W/O. LATE MATHEW, KUTTYIL HOUSE, ARTHUNKAL, CHERTHALA TALUK, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 2. MANU MATHEW, S/O. LATE MATHEW, KUTTYIL HOUSE, ARTHUNKAL, CHERTHALA TALUK, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 3. RANJU MANU, W/O. MANU MATHEW, KUTTYIL HOUSE, ARTHUNKAL, CHERTHALA TALUK, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 4. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ARTHUNKAL, CHERTHALA TALUK, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. R1 TO 3 BY ADV. SRI.G.SHRIKUMAR SRI.SREEJITH S.NAIR R4 BY GP SHRI P.A. SALIM THIS WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 02/03/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP (CRL) NO.41/2007 - APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 - TRUE COPY OF CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE ISSUED BY THE MARRIAGE OFFICER DATED 24.1.2007 RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL (TRUE COPY) VAA P.S. TO JUDGE J.B. KOSHY and T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JJ. ---------------------------- W.P.(Crl.) No.41 of 2007 S ---------------------------- Dated this the 2nd day of March, 2007 Judgment This is a petition for habeas corpus for producing the petitioner's wife contending that she was illegally detained by the mother. The alleged detenue was produced. She stated that even though she was legally married to the petitioner, she wants to go with the mother and she is not under illegal custody. Therefore, the writ petition is dismissed without prejudice to the right of the petitioner in approaching the Family Court. J.B.KOSHY JUDGE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE vaa W.P.(C).No./2007 2 J.B. KOSHY AND T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JJ. -------------------------- W.P.(Crl.)No.41/2007 S -------------------------- Judgment Dated:2nd March, 2007