IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 9TH JUNE 2008 / 19TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(Crl.).No. 187 of 2008(S) --------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ GOVINDAN SATHEESH, "DERBHA" KILIMANOOR P.O., KILIMANOOR, THIRUVNANTHPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.SUMAN CHAKRAVARTHY SMT.K.R.RIJA RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KILIMANOOR PS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (RURAL). 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KILIMANOOR PS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (RURAL). 3. SANEESH, NEAR MOSQUE, VELLALLOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 & R2 BY G.P. SMT. M.K. PUSHPALATHA THIS WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 09/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX EXT.P1-TRUE COPY OF COMPLAINT DATED 28.5.2008 EXT.P2-TRUE COPY OF THE FIR IN CRIME NO.248/2008 OF KILIMANOOR POLICE STATION. // TRUE COPY // P.S. TO JUDGE P.R.Raman & T.R. Ramachandran Nair, JJ. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(Crl.) No. 187 of 2008-S - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 9th day of June, 2008. JUDGMENT Raman, J. The petitioner is the father of the alleged detenue and is now employed abroad. His family consisted of his wife and two daughters. His wife and daughters are settled at Kilimanoor, Trivandrum. The alleged detenue, Malu is his elder daughter who completed her M.Sc. Biotechnology at N.G.P. College, Coimbatore. It is alleged that on 26.5.2008 Malu went to her college stating that she wanted to attend an interview in connection with a campus recruitment and she was due to return on 28.5.2008. But on the said date, Malu did not return. On enquiries made with her friends, they also had no idea as to where she was. The attempt made to contact Malu over mobile phone, however, was not successful. Enquiries made with the near relatives also revealed that she did not reach there. In the circumstances, the petitioner made Ext.P1 complaint before the police and a case was also registered. It is suspected that she is under illegal custody of the third respondent who, according to the petitioner, had troubled his daughter earlier also. W.P.Crl.187/2008 -2- 2. Pursuant to the direction issued, the alleged detenue appeared before us. The petitioner is also present. We have interacted with the parties. The alleged detenue told us that she is a major and her date of birth is 21.4.1985. The third respondent is stated to be her husband. After completing the school studies, the third respondent also was at Coimbatore and studying in the same college. Her contact with the third respondent ripened into a deep love and she had married him. She stated that she is not under illegal custody of the third respondent. We gave an opportunity to the petitioner to talk to his daughter. Being a major and since the detenue is not under illegal custody, no further directions are called for in this writ petition which is accordingly closed. ( P.R.Raman, Judge.) (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/