IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 4TH JUNE 2008 / 14TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(Crl.).No. 174 of 2008(S) --------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ RAFEEQM AGED 22 YEARS, S/O. ABDUL RASHEED, KADUNGATTU PARAMBIL HOUSE, CHERPU WEST P.O., THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.P.SANTHOSH (PODUVAL) SMT.R.RAJITHA RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. K.A. PAUL, KOOLA HOUSE, VELUPADAM P.O., THRISSUR. 2. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, VARANDARAPPILLY POLICE STATION. 3. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PUDUKKAD. 4. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, THRISSUR. BY R2 TO R4 BY GOVT.PLEADER SMT. M.K.PUSHPALATHA THIS WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 04/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R.RAMAN & T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,JJ. ---------------------------------------------- W.P.(CRL.) N0.174 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------------- Dated, 4th June, 2008. JUDGMENT Raman,J. The petitioner alleges that he fell in love with a girl by name Finu K.Paul and that they have decided to marry. But now she is under illegal custody of her parents. Petitioner is a Muslim and the alleged detenue is a Christian. It is alleged that he tied a `Thali' around her neck. The alleged detenue appeared before us today and we interacted with her. She admits that she knows the petitioner and she developed friendship with him. She also told us that with her full consent, her parents now fixed her marriage scheduled to take place on 8th of this month and betrothal ceremony is already over. She also told us that her parents asked her whether they could fix her marriage and only after obtaining her consent a boy was found out and the marriage was fixed through Church. She also reiterated that she is not under illegal custody. In the circumstances, the allegations raised WPCR 174/08 -:2:- in the writ petition that the detenue is under illegal custody is found against. The W.P.(Crl.) is dismissed. P.R.RAMAN, JUDGE. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE. kvm/- WPCR 174/08 -:3:- V.K.MOHANAN, J. No.... Judgment/Order Dated: