IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.BHAVADASAN FRIDAY, THE 24TH JULY 2009 / 2ND SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 20740 of 2009(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------------- 1. AKHIL G. AGED 21 YEARS S/O.GOPINATHAN, GURUBHAVANAM, VATTIKKODU POST, KATTANAM VILLAGE, MAVELIKARA,. 2. ARYA SURENDRAN, AGED 20 YEARS D/O.SURENDRAN, THOTTATHIL HOUSE, KUTTOOR PO, THIRUVALLA. BY ADV. SRI.S.SHANAVAS KHAN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. THE C.I.OF POLICE, THIRUVALLA. 2. THE S.I.OF POLICE, THIRUVALLA. 3. SURENDRAN, THOTTATHIL HOUSE, KUTTOOR PO, THIRUVALLA. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. P.A. SALIM. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R. RAMAN & P. BHAVADASAN, JJ. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 20740 of 2009 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 24th day of July, 2009. JUDGMENT Raman, J, Petitioners are stated to be husband and wife. According to them they were in love and they got married against the wishes of the parents of the second petitioner. Ext.P1 is produced to show that they are married. That is only a receipt issued by a temple authority. Whether or not there is a customary form of marriage is a matter yet to be proved. At any rate, it is said that both of them are majors. Admittedly there is a complaint from the third respondent herein and the police registered a man missing case. If so, the police are bound to enquire into the same, and the parties shall appear before the nearest Magistrate Court, whereupon their statement will be recorded and if the court is satisfied that both of them are majors and there is no abduction or any offence is committed, necessarily appropriate orders will be passed. But without waiting for such procedure, the petitioners have rushed to this court alleging police harassment. 2. When there is a complaint to the police, necessarily they will have to enquire into the same and the stand of the petitioners can WPC.20740/2009. 2 also be explained to the police. If so, we direct the petitioners to surrender before the police along with a copy of this judgment, whereupon the police will produce them before the nearest Magistrate Court and the Magistrate will pass appropriate orders in the matter. P.R. Raman, Judge P. Bhavadasan, Judge sb.