1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1112 OF 2009 Swapnil Arvind Pandit ...Petitioner Vs. Laxman Rao Vyawhare & Ors. ...Respondents Mr. Surel S. Shah & Gauri S. Shah for Petitioner Ms.Jayashree Akolkar for Respondent 1 Mr.V.B. Konde-Deshmukh, A.P.P. CORAM: SMT. RANJANA DESAI & SHRI. R.G. KETKAR, JJ. DATED : 8TH MAY, 2009 P.C. 1. The petitioner is the husband of one Sonali. According to him Sonali's father has illegally dentaied her. We, therefore, directed that Sonali be produced in our chamber. Accordingly Sonali was produced in our chamber. We interviewed her. She told us that she wants to stay with her father. She is categorical that she does not want to stay with the petitioner. We asked her whether she made this statement under any pressure or coercion. she replied that she is making this statement voluntarily. 2 2. We have interviewed the petitioner and Sonali's father. We also heard learned counsel appearing for the parties. Since Sonali is a major person and she has told us that she does not want to live with the petitioner and that she wants to stay with her father we cannot direct her to go to the petitioner. She told us that she was forced to marry the petitioner. This is denied by the petitioner. In any case in view of the wish expressed by the petitioner the present Habeas Corpus Petition does not survive and is disposed of as such. 3. Needless to say that the parties can adopt any legal remedies, if legal remedies are available to them in law. (SMT. RANJANA DESAI, J.) (SHRI. R.G. KETKAR, J.)