1 vks IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.1635 OF 2009 Anand Uttam Chavan ..Petitioner -versus The State of Maharashtra & ors .. Respondents Mr. Paul Kalambukadam i/b J.G.Thattil, for the petitioner. Mr V.B.Konde Deshmukh, APP for the State. Smt.Laxmi Adinath Kale, mother of the girl is present. CORAM: Smt. RANJANA DESAI & R. G. KETKAR, JJ DATED: 29th June, 2009 P.C. 1. The petitioner wants to get married to one Sheetal Kale. Both the petitioner and Sheetal Kalre are majors. The petitioner’s case is that Sheetal Kale’s uncle has kept her under illegal detention because he is opposed to their marriage. We had therefore, directed the police to produce the Sheetal Kale in our Court. 2 Accordingly Sheetal Kale is produced in our Court today. We interviewed Sheetal Kale. Respondent No.4 uncle of Sheetal is also present. We interviewed him also. We also interviewed Sheetal’s mother Smt.Laxmi Adinath Kale. We interviewed the petitioner also. Sheetal categorically stated that she is a major and that she wants to marry the petitioner. She stated that she is not making this statement out of fear or any coercion or threat. Since Sheetal is produced in our Court, present petition being a habeas corpus petition has worked itself out. Sheetal is free to go where she wants. The petitioner has told us that he will marry Sheetal and take good care of her. The petition is therefore, disposed of. (Smt. RANJANA DESAI, J) (R.G. KETKAR, J)