IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT & THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE M.C.HARI RANI TUESDAY, THE 22ND JUNE 2010 / 1ST ASHADHA 1932 WP(Crl.).No. 233 of 2010(S) --------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- SANTHI, W/O. VINOD, C.S. PURAM BUNGLAV PUZHANAD, KAMUKINKOD, PUZHANAD DESOM, OTTASAKARAMANGALAM VILLAGE, ARYANKOD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.NAGARAJ NARAYANAN SRI.SAIJO HASSAN SRI.PRATHAP PILLAI SRI.RAJAN VELLOTH SRI.A.S.SABU RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HOME DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ARYANKOD POLICE STATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. BIJI, D/O. LAILA, MANALIVILAVEED, NEAR PUZHANAD HIGH SCHOOL, PUZHANAD.P.O., PUZHANAD DESOM, OTTASAKARAMANGALAM VILLAGE, ARYANKOD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. 4. YESUDAS, MANKUZHIVEED, PUZHANAD DESOM, PUZHANAD DESOM, OTTASAKARAMANGALAM VILLAGE, ARYANKOD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. 5. SOBHA, W/O. YESUDAS, MANKUZHIVEED, PUZHANAD DESOM, PUZHANAD DESOM, OTTASAKARAMANGALAM VILLAGE, ARYANKOD THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.K.J.MUHAMMED ANZAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 22/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: R.BASANT & M.C.HARI RANI, JJ. ********************** W.P(Crl.) No.233 of 2010 ********************* Dated this the 22nd day of June, 2010 JUDGMENT BASANT, J. The petitioner has come to this Court with this petition for issue of a writ of habeas corpus to search for, trace and produce her husband Vinod, an adult major person, who has been missing from 14.02.2010. The petitioner came to this Court on 16.06.2010. This petition was admitted on 17.06.2010. It was the apprehension of the petitioner that her husband, the said Vinod, the alleged detenu, was being illegally detained and confined by respondent Nos.3 to 5. 2. Today when the case is called, the petitioner is present. She is represented by a counsel. The alleged detenu Vinod has also come to Court. We permitted the petitioner and the alleged detenu to interact with each other. We interacted with the alleged detenu after the lunch recess. We interacted with him alone initially and later in the presence of the petitioner. Father of the alleged detenu Mr.Japamani was also present. The learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned W.P(Crl.) No.233 of 2010 2 Government Pleader were also present. In the course of our interactions, we note that the parties have settled all their outstanding disputes. The alleged detenu has filed a statement undertaking to return along with the petitioner and his father and to live happily with them hereafter. 3. We accept the statement filed by the alleged detenu. The petitioner submits that, in these circumstances, she does not want to seek any further relief in this petition. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Writ Petition may, in these circumstances, be dismissed as unnecessary now in view of the appearance of the alleged detenu and in view of the contents of the statement filed by him. 4. We accept the submissions on behalf of the petitioner and the submissions of the alleged detenu. We are satisfied that no further directions are necessary in this Writ Petition. 5. This Writ Petition is, in these circumstances, allowed. The alleged detenu has returned from Court today along with the petitioner and his father Mr.Japamani. (R.BASANT, JUDGE) (M.C.HARI RANI, JUDGE) rtr/