IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 11TH AUGUST 2008 / 20TH SRAVANA 1930 WP(Crl.).No. 251 OF 2008(S) PETITIONER: ------------ SUSEELA DHARMARAJ, AGED 42, W/O. DHARMARAJ, KALARIKKAL THAZHATHIL, ALIMUKKU, PIRAVANTHOOR, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.S.RAJEEV RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PUNALUR POLICE STATION (CRIME NO.543 OF 2008 OF PUNALUR POLICE STATION) 2. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KOLLAM. 3. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE (LAW & ORDER), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. DEEPESH, S/O.KUNJU BIHARI @ LALA BAI, 1/3, VIKAS NAGAR, OLD HOUSING BOARD, GORWA, BARODA, GUJARAT STATE. GOVT. PLEADER SMT. M.K. PUSHPALATHA. THIS WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 29/07/2008, THE COURT ON 11/08/2008 DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(CRL.) 251/2008 APPENDIX RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 PHOTOCOPY OF THE COMPLAINT DATED 29.6.2008 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PUNALUR. EXT.P2 PHOTOCOPY OF THE COMPLAINT DATED 4.7.2008 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PUNALUR. EXT.P3 PHOTOCOPY OF THE FIRST INFORMATION REPORT IN CRIME NO. 543 OF 2008 OF PUNALUR POLICE STATION. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. // TRUE COPY // P.S. TO JUDGE. KNC/- P.R. RAMAN & T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JJ. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = WP(CRL) NO. 251 OF 2008 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = DATED THIS, THE 11TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2008. J U D G M E N T Raman, J. Petitioner is the mother of Anjana Raj, the alleged detenue in this writ petition. According to the petitioner, her daughter is found missing from her house from 29.6.2008 onwards and she apprehends that the 4th respondent may misuse the girl . Though complaints were lodged before the first respondent, no effective steps are taken and hence petitioner has approached this Court by filing this writ petition. 2. As per order dated 29.7.2008, we had directed the police that if the alleged detenue is found out she be produced before the nearest Magistrate's Court with notice to the petitioner. The matter was adjourned to be posted after two weeks. The case is posted for tomorrow but on request by the Government Pleader seeking permission to produce the alleged detenue, we advanced the case to today, after giving notice to both sides. 3. The petitioner is present and we have interacted with her. She WP(CRL) 251/2008 :2: was permitted to interact with her daughter, the alleged detenue. The 4th respondent is also present. We have interacted with him as also the alleged detenue Angana Raj. Ms. Anjana Raj stated that she is a major, that she is aged 19 years, that she has passed +2 Course , that now she has joined Bio Technology Course at Vadodara, that she eloped with the 4th respondent and subsequently married him on 30.7.2008. The learned Government Pleader has produced a certificate of registration of marriage issued under the Gujarat Registration of Marriage Act, by the Registrar of Marriage, Gram Panchayat Chuva, TA. Borsad District, Anand, which shows that the 4th respondent and the alleged detenue Anjana Raj declared that their marriage has been solemnized on 30.6.2008 at Khodiyar Mata Mandir, Chuva. 4. Since the alleged detenue is a major and she has stated that she is not under the illegal custody of the 4th respondent as alleged, we set her free. No further grievance remains to be redressed in this writ petition. Accordingly, this writ petition is closed. P.R. RAMAN, (JUDGE) T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, (JUDGE) knc/-