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. 114 of 2008(S) --------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. SIVANANDAN, DIVYA BHAVAN, PUNNAKKADU PERUMPAZHUTHOOR PO, NEYYATTINKARA THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. PANKAJAKSHY, W/O.SIVANANDAN DIVYA BHAVAN, PUNNAKKADU PERUMPAZHUTHOOR PO, NEYYATTINKARA THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.SAJU.S.A RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE RURAL S.P. OFFICE, KURUVANKONAM THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE NEYYATTINKARA POLICE STATION THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. 3. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE NEYYATTINKARA POLICE STATION THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. 4. ANU, S/O.POODAN, VAYKKUNNUVILAKATHU ROADARIKATHU PUTHENVEEDU, PUNNACCADU THERANNOOR PERUMPAZHUTHOOR, NEYYATTINKARA. R1 TO R3 BY G.P. SHRI M.K. PUSHPALATHA THIS WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 9/6/2008, THE COURT ON 09/06/2008 DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R.Raman & T.R. Ramachandran Nair, JJ. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(Crl.) No. 114 of 2008-S - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 9th day of June, 2008. JUDGMENT Raman, J. The petitioners are parents of the alleged detenue Darsana who is a minor girl. It is averred that she is under the illegal custody of the 4th respondent whose antecedents are bad and who is stated to be involved in some criminal cases. It is further alleged that the 4th respondent abducted the petitioner's daughter on 6.7.2007 and police had registered Crime No.383/2007. The 4th respondent was arrested and the matter is now pending before the Judicial First Class Magistrate's Court, Neyyattinkara. The petitioners were given custody of the minor daughter by court order. Later, the 4th respondent was released on bail on 9.1.2008. Again the petitioners' daughter was found missing. Thereafter, the petitioners received a telephone call on 2.3.2008. Even though the petitioners had contacted in the same number, there was no reply. But subsequently, it was revealed that the said mobile phone belonged to one Anu. Hence, a complaint was again submitted before the police and despite the said complaint, the petitioners could not find out their daughter. W.P.Crl.114/2008 -2- 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners as also learned Govt. Pleader. Learned Govt. Pleader submitted that the girl was traced out and produced before the Judicial First Class Magistrate's Court, Neyyattinkara on 2.6.2008 and the petitioners were given custody of the girl. However, since the matter is pending before this court, the detenue was produced before us. Though the case was not listed today, in view of the above, we gave notice of the same to the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners. We interacted with the girl and the petitioner and in view of the fact that the girl was already released by an order of the court, there is no subsisting grievance to be redressed. The writ petition is accordingly closed. ( P.R.Raman, Judge.) (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/