THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO WRIT PETITION No.32101 of 2011 ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice A.Gopal Reddy) The father of the alleged detenue - Kumari Putta Hima Bindu, aged about 17 years, filed this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for production of his daughter before this Court. It is stated that while the alleged detenue was prosecuting Intermediate Course at Sri Medha College, Ashok Nagar, Kanuru at Vijayawada, by staying in a hostel, she disappeared from the hostel on 30.10.2011. On coming to know about the same, he lodged a report before the Penamaluru Police Station, on the basis of which, a case in Crime No.398 of 2011 was registered on 02.11.2011 under the head “girl missing”. But, the police have not taken any action so far. The third respondent – Inspector of Police, Penamaluru Police Station filed a counter-affidavit stating that based on the complaint lodged by the petitioner, they have registered a crime under the head “girl missing” and investigated into the same. During the course of investigation, the alleged detenue herself wrote a letter to the Investigating Officer stating that she is a major and she left the hostel on her own accord, as her parents fixed her marriage without her consent and that as she is no longer willing for the said proposal, she left the hostel without informing anybody. It is further stated that both the suspects Vamsikrishna and Abhi @ Sai were residing at their respective houses and that they are making efforts to trace the missing girl. Since the alleged detenue is not in illegal custody of anybody, nothing survives in this writ petition for further adjudication. However, the respondent police are directed to complete the investigation within a reasonable period and file a report before the Magistrate concerned, after giving due intimation to the petitioner. Subject to the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. _____________________ A.GOPAL REDDY, J Date: 19.12.2011 _____________________ RAJA ELANGO, J va