IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 2ND NOVEMBER 2011 / 11TH KARTHIKA 1933 WP(Crl.).No. 491 of 2011(S) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER: C.K.ASHOKAN,S/O.KUMARAN,AGED 43, KARUMAMKUDIYIL PADINJARATHIL HOUSE, ELANAD POST, VENNURE VILLAGE, THALAPPILLY TALUK, THRISSUR DISTRICT, FATHER OF HIMA P.A,COMPUTER STUDENT, SNOBOL ACADEMY CENTRE,CHELAKARA. BY ADV. SRI.P.R.SHAJI RESPONDENTS: 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY TEH SECRETARY, HOME MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, THIRUVANATHAPURAM-695 601. 2. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, PAZHAYANNUR POLICE STATION, THRISSURE. 680 587. 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, THRISSURE DISTRICT- 680 001. BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER SRI.RAMAPRASAD UNNI.T. THIS WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 02/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan & C.T.Ravikumar, JJ. ------------------------------------------------- W.P.(Crl.)No.491 of 2011 S ------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 2nd day of November, 2011 JUDGMENT Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, J. The alleged detenue is present. The police found her in a house in Marthandam in Kanyakumari District of Tamil Nadu. It appears to be the family home of a person who is now in Gulf country. The alleged detenue says that she has only 17 years of age. She got familiarity with that person when he was involved in helping out with computers and later carried the intimacy over the internet. She says that he would be back in India after sometime. It appears that she is having an inclination to get married to him. She and that boy belong to two different religions. She says that as of now she is going with her parents. We record that the aforesaid boy was not in India when the alleged detenue was in his family home. We record this on the basis of the WPCR 491/2011 2 statements made by the police following the investigation. We see that the alleged detenue goes with her parents on her own accord. 2. We have interacted with the wife of the petitioner, i.e., with the alleged detenue's mother. We spoke to her in the presence of the petitioner. We have told her that the girl should not be forced to marry against her wishes. This is acceded to. 3. We record that the alleged detenue is going with her parents on her own accord and further that her marriage will not be conducted against her wishes. Ordered accordingly. (Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, Judge) (C.T.Ravikumar, Judge) tkv/03.11.