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 12TH AUGUST 2008 / 21ST SRAVANA 1930 WP(Crl.).No. 276 of 2008(S) --------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ AJAY M.P., SO. SURESH M.K., DIVJAY AZHIKODE SOUTH, KANNUR-9 BY ADV. SRI.SHIRAZ ABDULLA SRI.JOJO PAPPACHAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HOME, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 2. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE VALAPATTANAM POLICE STATION KANNUR DISTRICT 3. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE KANNUR TOWN POLICE STATION, KANNUR 4. BIJU.K., S/O.BALAN.K., MANDOOK HOUSE NEAR PUZHATHI HOUSING COLONY THALASSRY, KANNUR BY ADV. SRI.M.SASINDRAN FOR R4 GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SMT.M.K.PUSHPALATHA THIS WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 12/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(Crl.).No. 276 of 2008(S) APPENDIX PETITIONER's EXTS: N I L \\TRUE COPY// P.A to Judge P.R.RAMAN & T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JJ. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ W.P.(CRL).No.276 of 2008-S ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Dated this the 12th day of August, 2008 J U D G M E N T J U D G M E N T RAMAN, J. Ajay, the petitioner herein alleges that his sister Divya is under illegal custody of the fourth respondent and seeks for issuance of a writ of habeas corpus to trace out the girl, to produce her before this Court and to release her. It is submitted that the girl has completed Civil Engineering course and, thereafter, took M.B.A degree from Kannur University and presently working with M/s.Mohamed Associates--Consultants and Constructors at Thana, Kannur. The detenue was found missing from 04/07/2008 onwards. 2. Pursuant to the notice issued, parties appeared before us. We have interacted with the alleged detenue, who stated that she has completed Civil Engineering course and took M.B.A degree from Kannur University. She is aged 28 years and presently employed at Kannur. It is with her own will and volition that she married the fourth respondent on 04/07/2008 in a temple. She states that she is not under illegal custody of anybody. W.P.(C).NO.276/2008-S -:2:- 3. On the request made by the counsel appearing for the petitioner, we permitted the parents of the girl who are also present to interact with the alleged detenue for quite some time. Since the girl is a major and educated, and she having stated that she is not under illegal custody, no further direction can be issued. The writ petition is closed. P.R.RAMAN, Judge T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, Judge ms