IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN WEDNESDAY, THE 16TH APRIL 2008 / 27TH CHAITHRA 1930 WP(Crl.).No. 118 of 2008(S) --------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ GEORGE DANIEL, AGED 56 YEARS, S/O.DANIEL, EZHIPURAYIL VEETTIL, KOTTATHOOR MURIYIL, AYIROOR VILLAGE, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.S.MUHAMMED HANEEFF RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT, PATHANAMTHITTA. 2. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KOIPURAM POLICE STATION, KOIPURAM, PATHANAMTHITTA DIST. 3. SAJEEV, S/O.PUSHPANGATHAN, KUNNUMPURATHU VEETTIL, KOONAMKARA P.O., PERUNAD, PATHANAMTHITTA DIST. BY ADV. SRI.V.SETHUNATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 16/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPCR.118/2008 APPENDIX: PETITIONER'S EXTS: EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT SUBMITED BY THE PETITIONR BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED 24-3-2008. EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF THE FIR IN CRIME NO. 123/2008 OF KOIPURAM POLICE STATION. RESPONDETNS' EXTS: EXT.R3A: TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE NO. 1331/08 DATED 5-3-20088 ISSUED BY THE ARYA SAMAJAM. EXT.R3B: TRUE COPY OF THE INVITATION CARD GIVEN BY THE FATHER OF THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT.R3C: TRUE COPY OF THE MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE GRAMA PANCHAYATH. TRUE COPY P.S.TO JUDGE K. BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN,JJ. ============================== W.P.(Crl)No. 118 OF 2008 ============================ DATED THIS THE 16th DAY OF APRIL 2008 JUDGMENT Balakrishnan Nair,J. The alleged detenu appeared before the Court along with the third respondent. She submitted that she is not in the illegal custody of the third respondent. She has already married the said respondent and they are living together as husband and wife. The third respondent has filed a counter affidavit in which he has produced the conversion certificate of the detenu, Ext.R3A, wedding invitation card, Ext.R3B and also the certificate of marriage Ext.R3C. The alleged detenu expressed her desire to go along with her husband, 3rd respondent. In view of the above position, the contention of the petitioner that his WPCR.118/2008 -2- daughter is under illegal detention cannot be accepted. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. K. BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, JUDGE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, ks JUDGE