IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS MONDAY, THE 6TH JUNE 2011 / 16TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(Crl.).No. 268 of 2011(S) --------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- SUNESH KUMAR,KARTHIANI,THEJAS NAGAR, NETTAYAM.P.O,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.A.RAJASIMHAN RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. G.KRISHNANASARI,H/O.JOHNSON, NEAR SD PHARMACY,PAMBANAR,PEERUMEDU, IDUKKI-685531. 2. MONICHAN,PAMBANAR,PEERUMEDU, IDUKKI-685531. 3. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PEERUMEDU POLICE STATION,IDUKKI- 685531. 4. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PEERUMEDU,IDUKKI-685531. 5. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE,RURAL, IDUKKI-685603. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI C M KAMAPPU THIS WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 06/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K. M. JOSEPH & M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS JJ., - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(Crl.) No.268 of 2011 S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 6th day of June, 2011 JUDGMENT K.M. Joseph J., The petitioner seeks a writ of habeas corpus for the production of his wife. The illegal detention is alleged against the first respondent, who is her father and the second respondent, who is alleged to be a pastor of an unauthorized conversion centre. 2. There is a child born in the marriage. According to the petitioner, after the death of the mother of the alleged detenue, the first respondent tried to convert the detenue to Pentecost and in the absence of the petitioner the 1st respondent influenced the detenue and made up her mind to renounce worldly life. It is also stated that the 1st respondent forcibly took the detenue and the child and left the place after assaulting the petitioner. It is stated that after W.P.(Crl.) No.268 of 2011 :2: enquiries the detenue and the child were traced out in the conversion centre of the 2nd respondent. The detenue is being detained by 1st and 2nd respondents in the religious conversion centre at Peerumade, it is stated. 3. Today the alleged detenue was produced. We interacted with the detenue, the petitioner and the first respondent. 4. The alleged detenue would say that there is no illegal detention. She says that she is about more than 26 years and she does not intend to change her faith. She would say that she does not want to go with the petitioner and she cannot live with him. 5. We do not think that the petitioner has established the case of illegal detention. Leaving open the rights of the petitioner, we close the Writ Petition. K.M.JOSEPH, (JUDGE) M. L. JOSEPH FRANCIS, (JUDGE) dl/