IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN TUESDAY, THE 18TH NOVEMBER 2008 / 27TH KARTHIKA 1930 WP(Crl.).No. 418 of 2008(S) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER: ---------------- PRABHU KUMAR P.G. PAINGATTAZHYKATHU,PORUVAZHY, NADUVILE MURI CHATHAKULAM PO, KOLLAM - 690 520. BY ADV. SRI. B. SURESH KUMAR RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KOLLAM. 3. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, SOORANAD POLICE STATION, SOORANAD, KOLLAM. 4. SUDHAKARAN RENJITH BHAVAN, PORUVAZHY, NADUVILE MURI CHATHAKULAM PO, KOLLAM - 690 520. 5. RENJITH RENJITH BHAVAN, PORUVAZHY, NADUVILE MURI CHATHAKULAM PO, KOLLAM - 690 520. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. K.J. MOHAMMED ANZAR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 18/11/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH & K.T. SANKARAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------ W.P.(Crl)No. 418 OF 2008 ------------------------------------------ Dated this the 18th day of November, 2008. J U D G M E N T Kurian Joseph, J. Petitioner is present. The alleged detenue Rejani is also present. Rejani submits that she is not in the illegal custody of anybody. She is a free person. Her marriage with one Rajesh is slated to be held on 14th December 2008 and the attempt of the petitioner is only to harass her. 2. Be that as it may, since Rejani submits that she is a free person and we are also convinced that the submission is made on her own free will, she being a mature person aged 24 years, we find no merit in the writ petition. It is accordingly dismissed. We direct the parties not to precipitate any issues in this regard and in the unlikely event of any difficulty being faced either by the petitioner, Rejani or members of their family, it will W.P.(Crl)No. 418/08 2 be open to them to approach the third respondent, in which case, appropriate protection will be granted by the police. KURIAN JOSEPH JUDGE K.T. SANKARAN JUDGE smp W.P.(Crl)No. 418/08 3 KURIAN JOSEPH & K.T. SANKARAN, JJ. W.P.(Crl)No. 418 OF 2008 J U D G M E N T 18.11.2008