HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A. GOPAL REDDY AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO W.P.No.20268 of 2011 Dated: 26-07-2011 Between: Gurrala Siva Nagarjuna Rao Petitioner AND The Commissioner of Police, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District and others Respondents. This Court made the following: HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A. GOPAL REDDY AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO W.P.No.20268 of 2011 ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice A.Gopal Reddy) Father of Geetha Madhuri-alleged detenue filed this writ petition seeking issuance of writ of habeas corpus to direct the respondents to produce his daughter before this Court and to set her at liberty. According to the petitioner, marriage of the alleged detenue was performed with one Kotipalli Mahesh on 14.5.2011, that on 6.7.2011 the alleged detenue and her husband visited Visakhapatnam, that on 7.7.2011 while her husband was getting his cell phone repaired, the alleged detenue came out of the shop and since then her whereabouts are not known. On the complaint lodged by the son-in-law of the petitioner, a case in Crime No.333 of 2011 was registered under the head of ‘woman missing’ but so far, no action has been taken. Station House Officer-IV Town Police Station, Visakhapatnam filed a counter stating that on the complaint lodged by the son-in-law of the petitioner, a case has been registered and investigation was taken up. During the course of investigation, the alleged detenue was called to the police station and in the presence of her parents, her statement was recorded on 15.7.2011 wherein she stated that she is aged about 19 years and her marriage was performed with Kotipalli Mahesh on 14.5.2011 against her will and therefore, she left Visakhapatnam without informing to her husband and went to Guntur and now staying with her friend Ms.Ramana. She further stated that she converted into Islam, that she is not willing to join either her husband or her parents and she wants to live independently. In view of the statement of the alleged detenue recorded by the third respondent wherein she stated that she is major and staying with her friend, the question of illegal detention does not arise for issuing writ of habeas corpus. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. No order as to costs. ________________ A. GOPAL REDDY, J. __________________ JULY 26, 2011 RAJA ELANGO, J. Tsr.