IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.BASHEER & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.BHAVADASAN TUESDAY, THE 7TH APRIL 2009 / 17TH CHAITHRA 1931 WP(Crl.).No. 299 of 2007(S) --------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------------- ELIZEBETH MATHAI,DEMNI COTTAGE, VAIKOM P.O,KOTTARAKKARA,KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.T.S.RAJASENAN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY,GOVT.SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, POLICE HEAD QUARTERS,GOVT.OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. 4. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE,KOLLAM DISTRICT 5. DY.S.P PUNALUR. 6. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE,ANCHAL. 7. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE,ANCHAL. 8. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE,RANNI. 9. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE,RANNI. 10. THANKACHAN KOCHUKATTIL,ADICHIPUZHA P.O RANNI,PERINAD,PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT (PROPRIETOR KARTHIKAL HOTEL,KACHERITHADAM, ADICHIPUZHA,RANNI,PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. 11. SANAL,C/O.THANKACHAN,KOCHUKATTIL, ADICHIPUZHA P.O,RANNI,PERINAD,PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. S.U. NAZAR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 07/04/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP (CRL.) 299/2007. APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXTS: EXT. P1 : TRUE COPY OF THE PHOTO PUBLISHED IN MALAYALA MANORAMA DAILY DATED 16.3.2007. EXT. P2 : TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE HON'BLE CHIEF MINISTER DATED 4.4.2007. EXT. P3 : TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 16.4.2007. EXT. P4 : TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DATED 25.4.2007 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT. P5 : TRUE COPY OF THE RECEIPT OF THE COMPLAINT DATED 25.4.2007. EXT. P6 : TRUE COPY OF THE COVERING LETTER DATED 25.4.2007 ISSUED TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT. P7 : TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DATED 16.9.2007 SUIBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE HON'BLE HOME MINISTER. EXT. P8 : TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DATED 25.10.2007 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT. A.K. BASHEER & P. BHAVADASAN, JJ. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P. (Crl.) No. 299 of 2007 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 7th day of April, 2009. JUDGMENT BASHEER, J, Petitioner's son Demin J. John, who had been missing since March 13, 2007 has been traced out at last, thanks to the commendable efforts made by Sri.K.C.Abraham, Dy.S.P., C.B.C.I.D, Kollam. 2. The officer is present in court. Petitioner and his wife have gleefully and with great relief taken their one and only son with them. 3. Sri.Demin J. John stated before us that he had been working in a Lodge at Kalpetta in Wayanad for the last two years. He further states that he had not been under any kind of illegal detention. 4. Since there is a happy reunion as far as the parents of the detenu are concerned, we do not deem it necessary to pass any further orders or directions. 5. We place on record the appreciation of this court for the efficient manner in which the officer concerned has traced out the missing detenu. The writ petition is closed. A.K. BASHEER, JUDGE P. BHAVADASAN, JUDGE sb.