THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V. ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.5860 OF 2006 DATED: 13-02-2007 BETWEEN Obul Reddy Sravanthi @ Moghal Sameera Begum, W/o. Yusuf Ali, R/o. Nellore Town and District. …PETITIONER AND The Superintendent of Police, Kadapa and others. …RESPONDENTS ORDER: Petitioner submits that she is the daughter of Obulreddy Rami Reddy and resident of 11/41 Sumitranagar, Badwel village & mandal of Kadapa district. It is her case that she was born on 07.07.1987 at Badwel and after completion of Intermediate she joined B.A at S.B.V.R. Degree College. While pursuing her ﬁrst year degree course she fell in love with one Yusuf Ali S/o. Rasool Saheb, her classmate. It is stated that when they wanted to get married, as per the request of Yusuf Ali and other elders, she converted into Muslim taking Islam religion and that the Government Khaji also confirmed the same and declared her as belonging to Islam religion. It is stated that the Government Khaji also performed their marriage and issued a marriage certiﬁcate on 14.02.2006 and that they are leading their marital life happily at Badwel. Thereafter, it is stated that her parents developed vengeance and lodged a complaint that the petitioner was missing. The petitioner apprehending danger from her parents filed this writ petition seeking police protection. 2. Counter has been ﬁled stating that on a complaint lodged by the mother of the petitioner that she is missing, a case in Cr.No.23 of 2006 was registered on 11.03.2006 and the investigation has been taken up. During the course of the investigation the petitioner sent a representation to the Inspector of Police, Badwel admitting the facts with regard to her marriage with Yusuf Ali and stated that she is major. 3. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner and her husband, Yusuf Ali, are directed to appear before the Inspector of Police, Badwel, in which case, the Inspector without arresting the husband of the petitioner in the pending case in Cr.No.23 of 2006 under the head ‘girl missing’, shall take appropriate steps to get their statements recorded by the concerned Magistrate and take appropriate action in accordance with law. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J February 13, 2007 DSK