IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID FRIDAY, THE 9TH JANUARY 2009 / 19TH POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 126 of 2007(M) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER: ------------------- M/S.M.O.POONNEN, MELAMPARAMBIL, PODIYADI P.O., THIRUVALLA, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER, SUNIL GEORGE OOMMEN. BY ADVS. SRI.V.P.SUKUMAR, SRI.BEJOY CHERIYAN, SRI.JAIRAM.V.MENON. RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. THE COMMERCIAL TAX INSPECTOR, COMMERCIAL TAX CHECK POST, BANGARA MANJESHWAR, KASARAGOD DISTRICT. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF COMMERCIAL TAXES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. K.D. PRADEEP. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 09/01/2009, ALONG WITH W.P.(C). NO. 832/2007 AND CONNECTED CASES,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.126/2007-M: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE INVOICE NO. 9240725151 DTD. 18/12/2006. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE INVOICE NO. 9240725152 DTD. 18/12/2006. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE NOTICE DTD. 21/12/2006 ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER BY THE R.1. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE CIRCULAR NO. 50/2006 DTD. 18/12/2006. EXT.P.5: COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER DTD. 21/12/2006 PASSED BY THIS HONOURABLE COURT IN W.P.(C).NO.34422/2006. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE. prv. P.R. RAMAN & K. HEMA, JJ. ------------------------------------------ W.P.(Crl.)No. 126 of 2007 ------------------------------------------ Dated this the 31st day of May, 2007. JUDGMENT Raman,J. This is a Habeas Corpus petition. Petitioner alleges that her elder daughter Reji R.Chandran is found missing from 19.3.2007 and a complaint has been filed before the police and a crime has been registered by Kazhakuttom Police under the head 'man missing'. It is submitted that petitioner made enquiry and it was revealed that the fifth respondent enticed the girl and forced her to marry him. The 5th respondent field a detailed counter denying the allegation. 2. Learned Government Pleader, on written instructions, submitted that based on the complaint made by the petitioner, a crime was registered and investigation was started. It is also submitted that search was conducted in the premises of the 5th respondent. Thereafter, the alleged detenu was produced before the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Attingal. As per orders passed by the learned Magistrate, she was set at liberty. As such there is no basis for the petition, it is submitted. There is no substance in the allegation that the petitioner's daughter is under illegal custody of the 5th respondent. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. SD/- P.R.RAMAN, JUDGE. Sd/- Krs. K. HEMA, JUDGE.