IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.BASHEER & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.BHAVADASAN TUESDAY, THE 24TH MARCH 2009 / 3RD CHAITHRA 1931 WP(Crl.).No. 90 of 2009(S) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER: ----------------- BABU THOMAS, AGED 58, S/O.THOMAS, UTHIRAKKULAM HOUSE, KAMUKINKUZHY, ERUMELY. BY ADV. MR.LIJI.J.VADAKEDOM RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ERUMELY POLICE STATION, ERUMELY. 2. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, MANIMALA. 3. SUPDT. OF POLICE-KOTTAYAM, OFFICE OF THE SUPDT. OF POLICE, CIVIL STATION, KOTTAYAM. 4. AJI SEBASTIAN, PUTHUPARAMBIL HOUSE, KANNIMALA P.O. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. NOBLE MATHEW THIS WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 24/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP (Crl.) 90 of 2009 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS : EXT.P1 : PHOTOCOPY OF THE COMPLAINT FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P2 : PHOTOCOPY OF THE COMPLAINT FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT ON 2.3.2009 EXT.P3 : TRUE COPY OF THE RECEIPT OF THE 3RD RESPONDENT ON RECEIPT OF P2 COMPLAINT /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE A.K. BASHEER & P. BHAVADASAN, JJ. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(Crl.) No. 90 OF 2009 - S ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 24th day of March, 2009 JUDGMENT Basheer J. Ms. Stanly Mol, the alleged detenu, appears before the court along with her father. She states before us that she had gone to Andra Pradesh along with respondent No.4 on her own free will. She further states that she and respondent No. 4 had been in love with each other for the last more than 7 to 10 years. 2. Learned Government Pleader submits that Ms. Stanly Mol and respondent No.4 were traced out from Andhra Pradesh and produced before the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Kanjirappilly on March 23, 2009. The learned magistrate had allowed the detenu to go along with her father as desired by her. Respondent No. 4 is stated to have been arrested and remanded to judicial custody. 3. We have interacted with Ms. Stanly Mol and her father. She states that she is prepared to go and stay with her father now. But she insists that she would like to live with respondent No.4. Ms. Stanly Mol is aged 29 years. We are satisfied that she is mature enough and is capable of taking her own decision uninfluenced by anyone. She further asserts that she had not been under illegal confinement or detention. WP(Crl.) 90 of 2009 : 2 : 4. In view of the above facts and circumstances, no orders are necessary to be passed in this writ petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is closed recording the statement given by the detenu. A.K. BASHEER, JUDGE P. BHAVADASAN, JUDGE kmd