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 22ND JULY 2008 / 31ST ASHADHA 1930 WP(Crl.).No. 250 OF 2008(S) --------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ ANOOP, S/O. VARGHESE, AGED 23 YEARS PALATHINKAL (H) PAMPUPARA P.O., ANAKKARA VILLAGE, UDUMBACHOLA TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.T.J.MICHAEL RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. ALIYAS,S/O.JOHN, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS MALAYILAZHIKATHU (H) K.CHAPPATHU P.O. AYYAPPANKOVIL VILLAGE, IDUKKI DIST. 2. MARYKUTTY,W/O. ALIYAS AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, MALAYILAZHIKATHU (H) K.CHAPPATHU P.O. AYYAPPANKOVIL VILLAGE, IDUKKI DIST. 3. SHINE, S/O. ALIYAS,AGED 26 YEARS MALAYILAZHIKATHU (H)K.CHAPPATHU P.O. AYYAPPANKOVIL VILLAGE, IDUKKI DIST. 4. DY.SP.OF POLICE KATTAPPANA, KATTAPPANA P.O. 5. S.I.OF POLICE,KATTAPPANA, GOVT. PLEADER SMT. M.K. PUSHPALATHA. THIS WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 22/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(CRL) 250/2008 APPENDIX PETITITONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 COPY OF MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY SUB REGISTRAR'S OFFICE, KATTAPPANA. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. // TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE. KNC/- P.R. RAMAN & T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JJ. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P.(CRL.) NO. 250 OF 2008 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = DATED THIS, THE 22ND DAY OF JULY, 2008. J U D G M E N T Raman, J. Petitioner married the alleged detenue Ms. Shiny Aliyas, who is the daughter of Respondents 1 and 2 and sister of Respondent No.3. According to the petitioner, himself and Shiny were studying together for B.Com in the same College and while so they fell in love and subsequently married. Ext.P1 is the marriage certificate issued by the Marriage Officer, Kattappana. It is alleged that after the marriage, petitioner and the alleged detenue were living in his house and subsequently the respondents visited the petitioner's house and took Shiny along with them and thereafter she is not allowed to contact the petitioner and she is illegally detained by them. Hence he approached this Court by filing this writ petition. 2. Pursuant to the notice issued, the parties appeared before us. We have interacted with the alleged detenue Shiny, the respondents and with the petitioner. The alleged detenue Shiny has stated that she is a major, that she is aged 22 years, (born in 1985) and that she likes the petitioner. WP(CRL) 250/2008 :2: She admitted her marriage with the petitioner and according to her, the marriage was witnessed by the petitioner's father. She stated that she is not under the illegal custody of her parents. The petitioner submitted that he is a Graduate in B.Com. and now he is employed in a private limited company. We have interacted with the parents of the girl also. But it appears that they are not agreeable for the marriage. In the facts and circumstances, since the alleged detenue Shiny is a major and she stated that she is not under any illegal custody, we set her free. The writ petition is closed. P.R. RAMAN, (JUDGE) T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, (JUDGE) knc/-