IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.K.MOHANAN MONDAY, THE 22ND OCTOBER 2007 / 30TH ASWINA 1929 WP(Crl.).No. 246 of 2007(S) --------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. THAMPI,AGED 41 YEARS,S/O KUNJIPAILO, ARNIKKAL HOUSE, ARIPALAM DESOM, POOMANGALAM VILLAGE, MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK. BY ADV. SRI RAJESH CHAKYAT RESPONDENTS: ----------- 1. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KUTTOOR POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE CIRCLE INSCEPTOR OF POLICE, IRINJALAKUDA. 3. VARGHESE, AGED 33 YEARS, S/O CHERIYA, MANGALATH HOUSE, ARIPALAM DESOM, POOMANGALAM VILLAGE, MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK. 4. BABU, AGED 55 YEARS, C/O CHERIYA, MANGALATH HOUSE, ARIPALAM DESOM, POOMANGALAM VILLAGE MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK. 5. PRAKASH (PASTER), S/O JOHN, ASSEMBLY OF GOD, AG PRARTHANALAYAM, ARIPALAM, MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK. R1 & R2 BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI THOMAS JOHN AMBOOKEN THIS WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 22/10/2007,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(CRL).NO.246/07 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXTS: EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT FILD BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE IST RESPONDENT DTD 17/5/2007. EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DTD. 21/5/2007 FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT. P.R.RAMAN & V.K.MOHANAN, JJ. ------------------------------- W.P.(Crl)NO.246 OF 2007 -------------------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of October, 2007 JUDGMENT Raman, J. This habeas corpus petition is filed by the petitioner-husband alleging that his wife, Thankamani, D/o.Cheriya, is under the illegal custody of the party respondents. Pursuant to the notice issued, respondents 1 and 2 produced the alleged detenu. We interacted with her and she stated that she left the house because of the harassment meted out by her husband, that she is not under the illegal custody of anybody as alleged, that she admitted her child in the Shalom Children Home, which is an orphanage for children, and that the child is being given proper Education. She is also doing menial jobs in the said institution for making her livelihood. In the circumstances, we do not find that she is under the illegal custody as alleged. Accordingly, this writ petition is closed. P.R.RAMAN, Judge. V.K.MOHANAN, Judge. kcv.