W.P.(Crl.) No.1427/2008 Page 1 of 2 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P(Crl.) No.1427/2008 % Date of Decision: 11.12.2008 Sant Lal …. Appellant Through Mr. K.K. Sharma, Advocate. Versus The State (NCT of Govt. of Delhi) & Ors …. Respondents Through Mr. Vijay Khanna, Advocate for the Respondents. Mr. Sanjeev Bhandari, Additional Standing Counsel along with ASI Madan Lal, P.S. Mukherjee Nagar. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MANMOHAN SINGH 1. Whether reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? YES 2. To be referred to the reporter or not? NO 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? NO ANIL KUMAR, J. * This is a petition by Sh. Sant Lal-husband for production of his wife Smt. Kanchan and taking her out from the wrongful confinement of Respondents No.2 and 3. Smt. Kanchan-wife of petitioner has been produced by the State. Smt. Kanchan states that she is 24 years of age and she is capable of taking her own independent decisions. She has also stated that she does not want to go and live with her husband. W.P.(Crl.) No.1427/2008 Page 2 of 2 Sh.Sant Lal is present in the Court. The brother and sister-in- law of Smt. Kanchan are also present. However, the wife Smt. Kanchan has declined to go and join the matrimonial home despite the advice given by her brother and sister-in-law. Since Smt. Kanchan-wife has stated that she is not in the confinement of Respondents No.2 & 3 against her wishes and she is living with them on her own free will and desire and she does not want to go and live with her husband-petitioner Sant Lal. In the circumstances, no further orders are required and the petition is disposed of. ANIL KUMAR, J. December 11, 2008 MANMOHAN SINGH, J. nn