IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 9TH JULY 2008 / 18TH ASHADHA 1930 WP(Crl.).No. 216 of 2008(S) --------------------------- PETITIONER: PETITIONER ---------------------- NINAN THOMAS @ SANTHOSH, S/O.V.T. THOMAS, AGED 38, VANJIPATHARA HOUSE, KADAPRA.P.O. AS WORKING IN THE BIO MEDICAL ENGINEER, BIO MEDICAL DEPARTMENT, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY, K.S.C, P.O. BOX. NO.4458, 32060, KUWAIT. BY ADV. SMT.SALLY THOMAS CHACKO SRI.P.T.THOMAS PERAKATH RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENTS ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY CHIEF SECRETARY (HOME AFFAIRS), TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PATHANAMTHITTA DT. 3. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, THIRUVALLA. 4. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KOZHENCHERRY, PATHANAMTHITTA DT. 5. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KOIPURAM, PATHANAMTHITTA. 6. ROSHNI ELIZABETH THOMAS, AGED 37, D/O.THOMAS.P THOMAS, PAZHAVANA, HONEY BELL, MUNDANKAVU, P.O. CHENGANNUR, NOW WORKING IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION KUWAIT. 7. THOMAS P. THOMAS, PAZHAVANA, HONEY BELL, MUNDANKAVU.P.O, CHENGANNOOR. 8. SARAMMA P. THOMAS, PAZHAVANA, H0NEY BELL, MUNDANKAVU.P.O, CHENGANNOOR. 9. DR.JIKKU NINAN KOSHY, DENTIST, CHALAKKATTIL, NIRANAM, THIRUVALLA. 10. DR. RUBY THOMAS, W/O. DR. JIKKU NINAN KOSHY, DENTIST, CHALAKKATTIL, NIRANAM, THIRUVALLA. BY ADV. SRI.SANTHAN V.NAIR FOR R7- R10 THIS WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) HAVING COME UP FOR HEARING ON 24/06/2008, THE COURT ON 09/07/2008 DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R.Raman & T.R. Ramachandran Nair, JJ. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(Crl.) No. 216 of 2008-S - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 9th day of July, 2008. JUDGMENT Raman, J. This writ petition was filed at the time when the petitioner was expecting his wife to reach India. That, however, did not happen. In the circumstances, the petitioner seeks to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to approach at a later stage, if an occasion arises. With liberty sought for, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. ( P.R.Raman, Judge.) (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/