1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.964 OF 2009 Sindhubai w/o Shankar Bhavar, Age 45 years, Occu.Nil, R/o Rameshwar Colony, Jamkhed, Taluka Jamkhed, Dist.Ahmednagar .. PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through the Secretary, Home Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai 32 2. The Superintendent of Police, Ahmednagar, Taluka Ahmednagar, District Ahmednagar 3. The Police Inspector, Jamkhed Police Station, Jamkhed, District Jamkhed .. RESPONDENTS Mrs. M.D.Thube- Mhase, Advocate for petitioner Shri K.J.Ghute Patil, Assistant Public Prosecutor for respondents CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND SHRIHARI P. DAVARE, JJ DATE : 6th JANUARY 2010 ORAL JUDGMENT [ PER P.V. HARDAS , J ] 1. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned Counsel this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2 2. This is a petition for habeas corpus on the allegations that the daughter of the petitioner by name Manisha has been detained by some persons against her will. Accordingly, notice of this petition came to be issued to the respondents. The respondents, i.e. The State of Maharashtra, Superintendent of Police and the Police Inspector, Jamkhed Police Station have filed their affidavit-in-reply in which it is stated that despite the best efforts of the respondents, the whereabouts of Manisha could not be traced. This Court had adjourned the hearing of the petition to enable the respondents to file additional affidavit in respect of the steps taken by them for tracing the whereabouts of Manisha. Today, when this petition was called out, the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor stated on instructions that the whereabouts of Manisha have been traced and Manisha has been produced in this Court. We have recorded the statement of Manisha on oath and Manisha has stated that she has not been detained against her will by one Karan Pawar, to whom she claims to have been married. Manisha further stated, in her statement, that presently she wants to reside with her parents. Parents of Manisha are present in the Court. In the light of the fact that Manisha is aged over 18 years and has not been detained against her will, the notice of habeas corpus which had been issued stands discharged. 3 3. Rule is discharged accordingly with no orders as to costs. ( SHRIHARI P.DAVARE ) ( P.V.HARDAS ) JUDGE JUDGE (vvr/964.09criwp)